Pristigasteridae

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Pristigasteridae

fish family

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clupeiform
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Family Pristigasteridae (longfin herrings) Mouth superior or terminal; abdominal scutes present; anal fin long, 30–92 rays; no notch in third hypural bone of caudal skeleton. Primarily marine, some freshwater; Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. 9 genera, 34 species. Until the revision of the
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Family Pristigasteridae (longfin herrings) Mouth superior or terminal; abdominal scutes present; anal fin long, 30–92 rays; no notch in third hypural bone of caudal skeleton. Primarily marine, some freshwater; Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. 9 genera, 34 species. Until the revision of the
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