Limnothrissa is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes elonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. The species in this genus are endemic to Africa. It was considered to be monospecific but L. strappersi, a Lake Mweru endemic, has been recognised as a valid species.[2] The Lake Tanganyika sardine was endemic to Lake Tanganyika but has been introduced to Lake Kivu, Lake Kariba and the Cahora Bassa reservoir.[3]
| Limnothrissa | |
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| Lake Tanganyika sardine (Limnothrissa miodon) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Limnothrissa Regan, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Pellonula miodon | |
Species
editLimnothrissa contains the following valid species:[2]
- Limnothrissa miodon (Boulenger, 1906) (Lake Tanganyika sardine)
- Limnothrissa strappersi (Poll, 1974) (Strapper's sprat)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Limnothrissa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Limnothrissa miodon". FishBase. June 2024 version.