Lile, the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the herring family, Clupeidae. 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) References Clupeidae Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann Marine fish genera