Tenualosa

Tenualosa
Tenualosa ilisha
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Tenualosa
Fowler, 1934
Type species
Alosa reevesii
Species

5 species (see text)

Synonyms
  • Hilsa (Tenualosa) Fowler, 1934
  • Tennalosa – misspelling

Tenualosa is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. These fishes are found in rivers, brackish waters and coasts in the Indo-Pacific region.