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Microthrissa whiteheadi Gourène & Teugels, 1988

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Microthrissa whiteheadi: 'Nyonga, Zaire (8°39'S-26°18'E)' (Ref. 46514). Known from Middle and Upper Congo River basin (Ref. 47399), especially from Ubangui River (Ref. 46514, 47399), Uélé River (Ref. 46514, 47399), Lualaba River (Ref. 46514, 47399) and Upper Lualaba River (Ref. 46514, 47399).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gourène, G. and G.G. Teugels, 1989
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Common names from other countries

Whiteheadi väiketrissa, 怀氏小棱鲱, Sleďovka whiteheadova, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Microthrissa: Grek, mikros = small + Greek, thrissa, -es = shad (Ref. 45335);  whiteheadi: Named in honor of Dr. P.J.P. Whitehead of the British Museum (Natural History), London, whose numerous publications on clupeoid fishes have contributed substantially to our knowledge of this group (Ref. 46514).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical; 10°N - 10°S

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