Biology:Odaxothrissa

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Short description: Genus of fishes


Odaxothrissa
Odaxothrissa losera - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06849.JPG
Odaxothrissa losera
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Odaxothrissa
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms

Cynothrissa
(Regan, 1917)

Odaxothrissa, the fangtooth pellonulines, is a genus of fresh-water fish in the family Dorosomatidae. There are currently three recognized species in this genus, all of which are found in tropical Africa.

Species

  • Odaxothrissa ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 (Ansorge fangtooth pellonuline)
  • Odaxothrissa losera Boulenger, 1899 (Losera fangtooth pellonuline)
  • Odaxothrissa mento (Regan, 1917) (Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline) (= Odaxothrissa vittata Regan, 1917)


References

Wikidata ☰ Q1904559 entry