Smalltoothed pellonula (Pellonula leonensis)

Scientific name: Pellonula leonensis Boulenger, 1916

Smalltoothed pellonula (Pellonula leonensis)

The Smalltoothed pellonula (Pellonula leonensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae.

Biology

Found chiefly in rivers and streams, but also in lakes, reservoirs and lagoons. Apparently able to enter brackish and seawater bodies. Forms schools. Mainly nocturnal. Feeds on terrestrial and aquatic insects, also on ostracods, entomostracans and fish larvae. Breeds from September to July in Lake Volta.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pellonula leonensis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: lagoons, lakes, lower and upper reaches of rivers from Senegal to Cameroon, also in lower reaches of coastal river basins from Cameroon to Democratic Republic of the Congo, upper Niger and lower Benue, apparently not in upper parts of Congo system. Also recorded from Cross.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally
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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