Potamothrissa

Potamothrissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Potamothrissa; Regan, 1917
Type species
	Pellonula obtusirostris; Boulenger, 1909

Potamothrissa is a genus of fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. These fishes are found in Africa. It currently contains three species.

Species

Potamothrissa acutirostris (Boulenger, 1899) (Sharpnosed sawtooth pellonuline)
Potamothrissa obtusirostris (Boulenger, 1909) (Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline)
Potamothrissa whiteheadi Poll, 1974 (Whitehead's sawtooth pellonuline)

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Potamothrissa". FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[CofF-1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.