West African pygmy herring
| Sierrathrissa leonensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Sierrathrissa Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 |
| Species: | S. leonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sierrathrissa leonensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 | |
The West African pygmy herring (Sierrathrissa leonensis) is a very small fish, reaching a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL, closely related to the herring, which is found in Africa. It is the only species of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Sierrathrissa leonensis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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