Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa obtusirostris)

Scientific name: Potamothrissa obtusirostris Boulenger, 1909

Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa obtusirostris)

The Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa obtusirostris) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Africa, Middle and Upper Congo system, i.e. northern and eastern tributaries.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Body slender. Pre-pelvic scutes not strongly keeled, beginning under or just behind base of last pectoral fin ray, 7 to 10 + 10 to 12. Snout rounded; lower jaw not projecting, exactly meeting tip of upper when mouth closed, deepest at mid-point, with small saw-like teeth on each side; pre-maxillae with small teeth pointing downward; maxilla very slender; second supra-maxilla very small

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Potamothrissa obtusirostris
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Middle and Upper Congo system, i.e. northern and eastern tributaries.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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