Pristigasteridae

Amazon ilisha

Ilisha amazonica

Pristigasterid Fish of the Amazon Basin

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Amazon ilisha is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 19.7 cm.