Bigscale pellonuline

Microthrissa congica

Dorosomatid Fish beneath the Congo Basin

Bigscale pellonuline is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Microthrissa
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: widely distributed in the Congo River basin (Ref. 28136 , 47399 ), from the Lower Congo River near its estuary up to the Upper Lualaba River, but excluding the Luapula-Mweru (Ref. 188 ).

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