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Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae Pristigasterids

Genus: Pellona

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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Pellona altamazonica
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Photo by Fundacion Puerto Rastrojo

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

Photo by Photo by Fundacion Puerto Rastrojo
 
Pellona castelnaeana
[Amazon pellona]

Photo by FAO

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

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Pellona dayi
[Day's pellona]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

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

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Pellona ditchela
[Indian pellona]

Photo by FAO

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

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Pellona flavipinnis
[Yellowfin river pellona]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

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

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Pellona harroweri
[American coastal pellona]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pellona altamazonica South America 3.6 TL 1872
Pellona castelnaeana Amazon pellona South America 80 FL 1847
Pellona dayi Day's pellona Indian Ocean 13.5 SL 1983
Pellona ditchela Indian pellona Indo-West Pacific 16 SL 1847
Pellona flavipinnis Yellowfin river pellona South America 73 TL 1837
Pellona harroweri American coastal pellona Western Atlantic 18 TL 1917



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