Species

• Ilisha africana
  Ilisha africana
  Ilisha africana, called the West African ilisha, is a species of longfin herring native to the coasts, lagoons and estuaries of western Africa from Senegal to Angola. It prefers shallow waters, and is unlikely to be found below 25 m. Some individuals can reach 30 cm, with the average closer to 18...
  
  (Bloch
  Marcus Elieser Bloch
  Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
  
  , 1795) (West African ilisha)
• Ilisha amazonica (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Amazon ilisha)
• Ilisha compressa Randall, 1994
• Ilisha elongata (Anonymous (referred to E. T. Bennett
  Edward Turner Bennett
  Edward Turner Bennett was an English zoologist and writer. He was the elder brother of the botanist John Joseph Bennett. Bennett was born at Hackney and practiced as a surgeon, but his chief pursuit was always zoology...
  
  ), 1830) (Elongate ilisha)
• Ilisha filigera (Valenciennes
  Achille Valenciennes
  Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
  
  , 1847) (Coromandel ilisha)
• Ilisha fuerthii (Steindachner
  Franz Steindachner
  Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
  
  , 1875) (Pacific ilisha)
• Ilisha kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1913) (Kampen's ilisha)
• Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986 (Longtail ilisha)
• Ilisha macrogaster Bleeker
  Pieter Bleeker
  Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
  
  , 1866 (Kalimantan ilisha)
• Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1839) (Bigeye ilisha)
• Ilisha melastoma (Bloch
  Marcus Elieser Bloch
  Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
  
   & J. G. Schneider
  Johann Gottlob Schneider
  Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
  
  , 1801) (Indian ilisha)
• Ilisha novacula (Valenciennes
  Achille Valenciennes
  Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
  
  , 1847) (Burmese River ilisha)
• Ilisha obfuscata Wongratana, 1983 (Hidden ilisha)
• Ilisha pristigastroides (Bleeker
  Pieter Bleeker
  Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
  
  , 1852) (Javan ilisha)
• Ilisha sirishai Seshagiri Rao, 1975 (Lobejaw ilisha)
• Ilisha striatula Wongratana, 1983 (Banded ilisha)