Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae Gizzard shads and sardinellas

Genus: Pellonula

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Africa
Max. Length 12.1 cm TL
Pellonula leonensis Boulenger, 1916

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Pellonula leonensis
[Smalltoothed pellonula]

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Africa
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Pellonula vorax Günther, 1868

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Pellonula vorax
[Bigtoothed pellonula]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pellonula leonensis Smalltoothed pellonula Africa 12.1 TL 1916
Pellonula vorax Bigtoothed pellonula Africa 12 SL 1868



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