Lile

Lile stolifera
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Chordata

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Actinopterygii

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Clupeiformes

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Clupeidae

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Lile

Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Lile, the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the herring family, Clupeidae. They are endemic to the Americas. There are currently four recognized species in the genus.

## Species

* Lile gracilis Castro-Aguirre & Vivero, 1990 (Graceful piquitinga)
* Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart, 2002 (Blackstripe herring)
* Lile piquitinga (Schreiner & A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903) (Atlantic piquitinga)
* Lile stolifera (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific piquitinga)

## References

* Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Lile in FishBase. June 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2860201 entry

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