Lile (fish)
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| Lile | |
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| Lile stolifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Lile D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Clupea stolifera | |
Lile, the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. They are endemic to the Americas. There are currently four recognized species in the genus.
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