Sharpnosed sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa acutirostris)

Scientific name: Potamothrissa acutirostris Boulenger, 1899

Sharpnosed sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa acutirostris)

The Sharpnosed sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa acutirostris) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Africa, Widely distributed in the Congo basin, including Brazzaville, the Oubangui (=Ubangi), Lualaba, Kasai and other 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 fairly strongly keeled, beginning under or just before pectoral fin base, 11 to 13 + 10 to 12. Snout pointed. Lower jaw not projecting, included in upper when mouth closed, deepest at mid-point of jaw, with small saw-like teeth on either side; pre-maxillae with rather peg-like teeth; maxilla very slender; second supra-maxilla very small.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Potamothrissa acutirostris
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Widely distributed in the Congo basin, including Brazzaville, the Oubangui (=Ubangi), Lualaba, Kasai and other 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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