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Tenualosa is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. These fishes are found in rivers, brackish waters and coasts in the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderClupeiformes
  5. FamilyClupeidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded2,736

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Clupeidae
Collections
UMMZ, ROM
Recorded in
Cambodia, Malaysia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Alosinae
Image
Tenualosa ilisha Day.png
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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Tenualosa
taxon name
Tenualosa
topic's main category
Category:Tenualosa
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Encyclopedic overview

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Tenualosa is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. These fishes are found in rivers, brackish waters and coasts in the Indo-Pacific region.

== Species == There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Tenualosa ilisha (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Hilsa shad) Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker, 1852) (Longtail shad) Tenualosa reevesii (J. Richardson, 1846) (Reeves' shad) Tenualosa thibaudeaui (J. Durand, 1940) (Laotian shad) Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847) (Toli shad)

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