Nannothrissa
| Nannothrissa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Nannothrissa Poll, 1965 |
Nannothrissa is a genus of very small fish in the herring family, Clupeidae, endemic to the Congo River system in Africa. There are currently only two recognized species
Species
- Nannothrissa parva (Regan, 1917) (Lake Tumba dwarf sprat)
- Nannothrissa stewarti Poll & T. R. Roberts, 1976 (Mai-ndombe dwarf sprat)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Nannothrissa in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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