Pristigaster
Pristigaster cayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Pristigaster
Cuvier, 1816

Pristigaster is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pristigasteridae. It contains two species, both restricted to the Amazon Basin in South America.

Species

  • Pristigaster cayana Cuvier, 1829 (Amazon hatchet herring)
  • Pristigaster whiteheadi Menezes & de Pinna, 2000

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