Tenualosa

Tenualosa is a genus of fish in the family Dorosomatidae. When subfamilies are recognized, it is placed in the subfamily Alosinae (the shads) or Dorosomatinae (gizzard shads).

Tenualosa
Tenualosa ilisha
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Tenualosa
Fowler, 1934
Type species
Alosa reevesii
Species

5 species (see text)

Synonyms
  • Hilsa (Tenualosa) Fowler, 1934
  • Tennalosa – misspelling
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