Nannothrissa

Summary

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

Nannothrissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Nannothrissa
Poll, 1965

Species edit

  • Nannothrissa parva (Regan, 1917) (Lake Tumba dwarf sprat)
  • Nannothrissa stewarti Poll & T. R. Roberts, 1976 (Mai-ndombe dwarf sprat)

References edit

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Nannothrissa in FishBase. June 2011 version.