Amazon hatchet herring

Pristigaster cayana

Pristigasterid Fish of South American Waters

Amazon hatchet herring is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Pristigaster
Maximum length: 14.5 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: South America: Amazon drainage (from perhaps mouth of Rio Branco at Goiaçu, Rio Solimões, Rio Juruá and as far as the Río Ucayali in Peru). (There are possibly two species, judging from specimens in the Museu de Zoológia, Sao Paulo).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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