Biology:Pellonulinae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Pellonulinae
Temporal range: 55–0 Ma
Early Eocene to present[1]
Pellonula vorax - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06846.JPG
Pellonula vorax
Knightia single specimen.jpg
Knightia cf. alta
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Pellonulinae
Genera

Knightia
Clupeichthys
Clupeoides
Congothrissa
Corica
Ehirava
Hyperlophus
Laeviscutella
Limnothrissa
Microthrissa
Minyclupeoides
Odaxothrissa
Pellonula
Poecilothrissa
Potamalosa
Potamothrissa

Pellonulinae is a subfamily of freshwater herrings belonging to the family Clupeidae.[2][3] Extant species are found in Asia,[4] Africa[5] and Australia,[6] and members of the family occurred in North America in the Eocene.[7][1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1561212 entry