Pellona Explained

Pellona is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Pristigasteridae. The genus contains six species. Three of these are restricted to freshwater habitats in tropical and subtropical South America, while P. dayi and P. ditchela are found in coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, and P. harroweri is found in coastal Atlantic waters from Panama to Brazil.

Species

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!Species!Common name!Image
Pellona altamazonica Cope, 1872
Pellona castelnaeana Valenciennes, 1847Amazon pellona
Pellona dayi Wongratana, 1983Day's pellona
Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847Indian pellona
Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837)Yellowfin river pellona
Pellona harroweri (Fowler, 1917)American coastal pellona