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Click on images to enlarge. www.fao.org Copyright Michel Lamboeuf · 0 Ilisha fuerthii © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Ilisha see all kinds   •  2 thumbnails  •  slide show Kinds Ilisha africana, West African Ilisha Ilisha amazonica, Amazon Ilisha Ilisha compressa Ilisha elongata, Elongate Ilisha Ilisha filigera, Coromandel Ilisha Ilisha fuerthii, Pacific Ilisha Ilisha kampeni, Kampens Ilisha Ilisha lunula, Longtail Ilisha Ilisha macrogaster, Kalimantan Ilisha Ilisha megaloptera, Bigeye Ilisha Ilisha melastoma, Indian Ilisha Ilisha novacula, Burmese River Ilisha Ilisha obfuscata, Hidden Ilisha Ilisha pristigastroides, Javan Ilisha Ilisha sirishai, Lobejaw Ilisha Ilisha striatula, Banded Ilisha español Overview Main identification features forehead concave dorsal fin center body mouth oblique, lower jaw projects pectorals yellow, passing small pelvics a: very long base, origin just behind dorsal fin origin ILISHA ILISHAS, HERRINGS Moderate sized, compressed; with sharp keel of scutes along belly; eye large; mouth oblique, opens up, lower jaw projecting, top jaw not reaching beyond center of eye; jaw teeth small; gill rakers short, thick, few; dorsal fin a little before mid-body (in Eastern Pacific species); small pelvics present, 6-7 rays, before dorsal fin; anal fin with long base, origin under last dorsal rays; scales of moderate size. 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