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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens
Subfamily: Dorosomatinae
Genus: Tenualosa

(See list of species below)



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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Tenualosa ilisha
[Hilsa shad]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm SL
Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by FAO
 
Tenualosa macrura
[Longtail shad]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 61.6 cm TL
Tenualosa reevesii (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by FAO
 
Tenualosa reevesii
[Reeves shad]

Photo by Roberts, T.R.

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Tenualosa thibaudeaui (Durand, 1940)

Photo by Roberts, T.R.
 
Tenualosa thibaudeaui
[Laotian shad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Tenualosa toli
[Toli shad]
5 Species of Family Clupeidae with Genus Tenualosa
(Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1822 Tenualosa ilisha Hilsa shad Indian Ocean 60 SL
1852 Tenualosa macrura Longtail shad Western Central Pacific 52 SL
1846 Tenualosa reevesii Reeves shad Northwest Pacific 61.6 TL
1940 Tenualosa thibaudeaui Laotian shad Asia 30 SL
1847 Tenualosa toli Toli shad Indo-West Pacific 60 TL



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