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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae Pristigasterids

Genus: Pellona

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6 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Pellona altamazonica
[]

Photo by Fundacion Puerto Rastrojo

South America
Max. Length 80 cm FL
Pellona castelnaeana Valenciennes, 1847

Photo by Fundacion Puerto Rastrojo
 
Pellona castelnaeana
[Amazon pellona]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Pellona dayi Wongratana, 1983

Photo by FAO
 
Pellona dayi
[Day's pellona]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Pellona ditchela
[Indian pellona]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by FAO
 
Pellona flavipinnis
[Yellowfin river pellona]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Pellona harroweri (Fowler, 1917)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Pellona harroweri
[American coastal pellona]
6 Species of Family Pristigasteridae with Genus Pellona
(Pristigasterids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1872 Pellona altamazonica South America 3.6 TL
1847 Pellona castelnaeana Amazon pellona South America 80 FL
1983 Pellona dayi Day's pellona Indian Ocean 13.5 SL
1847 Pellona ditchela Indian pellona Indo-West Pacific 16 SL
1837 Pellona flavipinnis Yellowfin river pellona South America 73 TL
1917 Pellona harroweri American coastal pellona Western Atlantic 18 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013