Nannothrissa
Appearance
Nannothrissa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Dorosomatidae |
Genus: | Nannothrissa Poll, 1965 |
Type species | |
Microthrissa parva |
Nannothrissa is a genus of very small fish in the herring family, Dorosomatidae, endemic to the Congo River system in Africa. There are currently only two recognized species
Species
[edit]- Nannothrissa parva (Regan, 1917) (Lake Tumba dwarf sprat)
- Nannothrissa stewarti Poll & T. R. Roberts, 1976 (Mai-ndombe dwarf sprat)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannothrissa". FishBase. June 2011 version.