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Microthrissa
Microthrissa (Sprat)
Wikipedia Abstract
Microthrissa is a genus of sprats in the herring family, Clupeidae, which is endemic to Africa. There are five recognized species in the genus.
View Wikipedia Record:
Microthrissa
Species
Microthrissa congica
(Bigscale pellonuline)
Microthrissa minuta
(Dungu sprat)
(Vulnerable)
Microthrissa moeruensis
(Lake Mweru sprat)
(Vulnerable)
Microthrissa royauxi
(Royal sprat)
Microthrissa whiteheadi
External References
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via
GBIF.org
on 2023-06-13; License:
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