Lile

Lile, the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae. They are endemic to the Americas. There are currently four recognized species in the genus.

Species

• Lile gracilis Castro-Aguirre & Vivero, 1990 (Graceful piquitinga)
• Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart, 2002 (Blackstripe herring)
• Lile piquitinga (Schreiner & A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903) (Atlantic piquitinga)
• Lile stolifera (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific piquitinga)

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Lile in FishBase. June 2011 version.