Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae Gizzard shads and sardinellas

Genus: Lile

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
Lile gracilis Castro-Aguirre & Vivero, 1990

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Lile gracilis
[Graceful piquitinga]
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Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Lile nigrofasciata
[Blackstripe herring]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Lile piquitinga (Schreiner & Miranda Ribeiro, 1903)

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Lile piquitinga
[Atlantic piquitinga]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15.9 cm TL
Lile stolifera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Lile stolifera
[Striped herring]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lile gracilis Graceful piquitinga Eastern Central Pacific 10.1 SL 1990
Lile nigrofasciata Blackstripe herring Eastern Central Pacific 9.1 SL 2002
Lile piquitinga Atlantic piquitinga Western Atlantic 15 SL 1903
Lile stolifera Striped herring Eastern Pacific 15.9 TL 1882



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