Losera fangtooth pellonuline (Odaxothrissa losera)

Scientific name: Odaxothrissa losera Boulenger, 1899

Losera fangtooth pellonuline (Odaxothrissa losera)

The Losera fangtooth pellonuline (Odaxothrissa losera) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Africa, Lower and Middle Congo River, from about Mbandaka to Brazzaville. Also known from the rivers of Gabon, Congo and perhaps Angola.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Scutes start behind last pectoral fin ray; lower jaw strongly projecting, with strong canines at symphysis; one large canine tooth about halfway along normal pre-maxillary series (rarely a smaller one beside or a little behind it), curved and pointing backward. Lower gill rakers short and the anterior ones reduced to stumps in large adults. Silver stripe along flank.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Odaxothrissa losera
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Lower and Middle Congo River, from about Mbandaka to Brazzaville. Also known from the rivers of Gabon, Congo and perhaps Angola.
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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