| Pristigaster | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Pristigaster cayana | |
| Scientific 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
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pristigaster in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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