Biology:Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline

Short description: Species of fish

Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Subfamily:	Dorosomatinae
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 Clupeidae. 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

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Potamothrissa obtusirostris" in FishBase. February 2020 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5904985 entry