Whitehead's sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa whiteheadi)

Scientific name: Potamothrissa whiteheadi Poll, 1974

Whitehead's sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa whiteheadi)

The Whitehead's sawtooth pellonuline (Potamothrissa whiteheadi) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Africa, Known only from the type locality, the Hombo River, tributary of the Luhoho River, about 1?30'S 28?30'E, Congo system.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Pre-pelvic scutes not strongly keeled, beginning under or behind base of last pectoral fin ray, 8 to 10 + 7 to 9. Snout rounded; lower jaw not projecting, exactly meeting tip of upper jaw 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 minute, virtually no shaft.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Potamothrissa whiteheadi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.7
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Known only from the type locality, the Hombo River, tributary of the Luhoho River, about 1?30'S 28?30'E, Congo system.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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