Pristigaster
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| Pristigaster | |
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| Pristigaster cayana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Pristigasteridae |
| Genus: | Pristigaster Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Pristigaster cayanus Cuvier, 1829[1] | |
Pristigaster is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pristigasteridae. It contains two species, both restricted to the Amazon Basin in South America.
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