Poecilothrissa

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Poecilothrissa
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Poecilothrissa
Regan, 1917
Species:
P. centralis
Binomial name
Poecilothrissa centralis
Poll, 1974

Poecilothrissa centralis, the Central Zaire pellonuline, is a very small fish of the Dorosomatidae family which is found only in Lake Tumba and the Ruki River as well as the Congo and Busira Rivers. It is the only member of the genus Poecilothrissa.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poecilothrissa centralis". FishBase. June 2011 version.