n = 20
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pristigaster americanus | Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38 | Pristigaster cayana | Pristigasteridae | Amazon hatchet herring |
| Pristigaster cayana | Cuvier, 1829 | Pristigaster cayana | Pristigasteridae | Amazon hatchet herring |
| Pristigaster cayanus | Cuvier, 1829 | Pristigaster cayana | Pristigasteridae | Amazon hatchet herring |
| Pristigaster chinensis | Basilewsky, 1855 | Ilisha elongata | Pristigasteridae | Elongate ilisha |
| Pristigaster dolloi | Boulenger, 1902 | Ilisha africana | Pristigasteridae | West African ilisha |
| Pristigaster dovii | Günther, 1868 | Opisthopterus dovii | Pristigasteridae | Dove's longfin herring |
| Pristigaster effulgens | Regan, 1903 | Opisthopterus effulgens | Pristigasteridae | Vaqueira longfin herring |
| Pristigaster elongata | Swainson, 1838 | Opisthopterus tardoore | Pristigasteridae | Tardoore |
| Pristigaster flavipinnis | Valenciennes, 1837 | Pellona flavipinnis | Pristigasteridae | Yellowfin river pellona |
| Pristigaster indicus | (Swainson, 1839) | Opisthopterus tardoore | Pristigasteridae | Tardoore |
| Pristigaster lutipinnis | Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Pliosteostoma lutipinnis | Pristigasteridae | Yellowfin herring |
| Pristigaster macrops | Günther, 1867 | Opisthopterus macrops | Pristigasteridae | Bigeyed longfin herring |
| Pristigaster martii | Agassiz, 1829 | Pristigaster cayana | Pristigasteridae | Amazon hatchet herring |
| Pristigaster panamensis | Steindachner, 1876 | Odontognathus panamensis | Pristigasteridae | Panama longfin herring |
| Pristigaster phaeton | Valenciennes, 1847 | Pristigaster cayana | Pristigasteridae | Amazon hatchet herring |
| Pristigaster sinensis | Sauvage, 1881 | Ilisha elongata | Pristigasteridae | Elongate ilisha |
| Pristigaster tardoore | Cuvier, 1829 | Opisthopterus tardoore | Pristigasteridae | Tardoore |
| Pristigaster tartoor | Valenciennes, 1847 | Opisthopterus tardoore | Pristigasteridae | Tardoore |
| Pristigaster vanderbilti | Borodin, 1928 | Pellona harroweri | Pristigasteridae | American coastal pellona |
| Pristigaster whiteheadi | Menezes & de Pinna, 2000 | Pristigaster whiteheadi | Pristigasteridae |