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Laeviscutella dekimpei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Clupeidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Clupeiformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Laeviscutella Poll, Whitehead & A. J. Hopson, 1965

Similar
  
Odaxothrissa, Pellonula, Rhinosardinia, Gonialosa, Lile

Laeviscutella dekimpei, the roundbelly pellonuline , is a small fish belonging to the herring family, Clupeidae, which inhabits rivers and brackish lagoons in Africa. It is the only member of its genus.

References

Laeviscutella dekimpei Wikipedia