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Ilisha novacula (Valenciennes, 1847)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ilisha novacula (Valenciennes, 1847)
Name authority
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Clupeiformes
Family
Pristigasteridae
Genus
Ilisha
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderClupeiformes
  11. suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
  12. familyPristigasteridae Bleeker, 1872
  13. genusIlisha Richardson, 1846
  14. speciesIlisha novacula (Valenciennes, 1847)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ilisha. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ilisha amazonica (Miranda Ribeiro, 1920)PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
elongate ilishaIlisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
hatchet herringIlisha fuerthii (Steindachner, 1875)PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha striatula Wongratana, 1983PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha compressa Randall, 1994PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha filigera (Valenciennes, 1847)PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha macrogaster Bleeker, 1866PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1839)PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha obfuscata Wongratana, 1983PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ilisha pristigastroides (Bleeker, 1852)PristigasteridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 23 records assigned to Pristigasteridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Ilisha sladeni (Day, 1870) (Day, 1870)synonym
Pellona novacula Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847synonym
Pellona sladeni Day, 1870 Day, 1870synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020661 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3PG8M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.