Pellonula
| Pellonula | |
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| Pellonula vorax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Pellonula Günther, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Pellonula vorax Günther, 1868[1]
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Pellonula is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa.
Species
[edit]- Pellonula leonensis Boulenger, 1916 (Small-toothed pellonula)
- Pellonula vorax Günther, 1868 (Big-toothed pellonula)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorostomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pellonula". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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