title: Lile (fish)
text: # Lile (fish)
  
  Lile, the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae. They are endemic to the Americas. There are currently four recognized species in the genus.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Lile gracilis Castro-Aguirre & Vivero, 1990 (Graceful piquitinga)
  * Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart, 2002 (Blackstripe herring)
  * Lile piquitinga (Schreiner & A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903) (Atlantic piquitinga)
  * Lile stolifera (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific piquitinga)
  