Scientific Name
Nannothrissa stewarti
Common Name
Mai-ndombe dwarf sprat
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-18;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 17 - 19. Body slender or moderate. Scutes (16 to 18 total) a little behind isthmus, very strongly keeled (even at 2.2 cm standard length). Lower jaw very slightly projecting, toothless; no teeth on pre-maxillae or maxillae; second supra-maxilla as deep as maxilla blade and with long slender anterior shaft. Pelvic fin insertion just below dorsal fin origin.