Biology:Tenualosa

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Tenualosa
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Tenualosa ilisha
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Tenualosa
Fowler, 1934
Type species
Alosa reevesii
J. Richardson,1846
Species

5 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]
  • Hilsa (Tenualosa) Fowler, 1934
  • – misspelling Tennalosa

Tenualosa is a genus of fish in the family Dorosomatidae.[1][2][3] When subfamilies are recognized, it is placed in the subfamily Alosinae (the shads)[3] or Dorosomatinae (gizzard shads).[2]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Tenualosa ilisha (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Hilsa shad)
  • Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker, 1852) (Longtail shad)
  • Tenualosa reevesii (J. Richardson, 1846) (Reeves' shad)
  • Tenualosa thibaudeaui (J. Durand, 1940) (Laotian shad)
  • Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847) (Toli shad)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2453475 entry