Biology:Pellona

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Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes

Pellona
Pellona flavipinnis.jpg
Pellona flavipinnis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Pellona
Valenciennes, 1847
Species

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Pellona is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Pristigasteridae. The genus contains six species.[1] Three of these are restricted to freshwater habitats in tropical and subtropical South America, while P. dayi and P. ditchela are found in coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, and P. harroweri is found in coastal Atlantic waters from Panama to Brazil.

Species

  • Pellona altamazonica Cope, 1872
  • Pellona castelnaeana Valenciennes, 1847 (Amazon pellona)
  • Pellona dayi Wongratana, 1983 (Day's pellona)
  • Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847 (Indian pellona)
  • Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Yellowfin river pellona)
  • Pellona harroweri (Fowler, 1917) (American coastal pellona)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pellona in FishBase. June 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5149222 entry