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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens) > Dorosomatinae
Etymology: Microthrissa: Grek, mikros = small + Greek, thrissa, -es = shad (Ref. 45335). More on author: Poll.

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Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical, preferred ?; 3°N - 7°S

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Africa: upper Uélé (middle Congo River basin) and lower Congo River, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 47399). Reported from the Kisimba-Kilia rapids (Lukuga River) as Microthrissa cf. minuta (Ref. 93587).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Body moderately deep; scutes (19 or 20 total) strongly keeled, 1 or 2 before base of first pectoral fin ray. Snout pointed; lower jaw not projecting, included in upper when mouth closed, with small teeth at symphysis; maxilla slender (blade more than 3 times as long as deep), upper edge with a ridge flared outward; second supra-maxilla small, shaft as long as spatulate blade.

Occurs in rivers.

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Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (D2)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

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Microthrissa minuta Poll, 1974