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Dorosomatidae
Atlantic piquitinga
Lile piquitinga
Fifteen Centimeters Dorosomatid Fish of the Brazilian Coast
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- South America
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
MediumAtlantic piquitinga is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 15 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Herrings
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Lile
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Nueva Esparta, Venezuela; coasts of Brazil from Racife and Lake Papary near Natal south to Bahia and Espirito Santo); probably occurring throughout northern South America (Ref. 5217 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
