Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Clupei
Superordo: Clupeomorpha
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Subordo: Clupeoidei
Familia: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Pristigaster
Species (2): P. cayana – P. whiteheadi
Name
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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