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Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline

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Species of fish

Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Potamothrissa
Species: P. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Potamothrissa obtusirostris
(Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms

Microthrissa obtusirostris Boulenger, 1899
Microthrissa tenuis Boulenger, 1899
Pellonula obtusirostris Boulenger, 1909

The bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa obtusirostris) is a fish species in the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. It is native to Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies this species as Least concern.

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Potamothrissa obtusirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182499A7898301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182499A7898301.en. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Potamothrissa obtusirostris


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