Microthrissa

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Microthrissa is a genus of sprats in the herring family, Dorosomatidae, which is endemic to Africa. There are five recognized species in the genus.

Species

• Microthrissa congica (Regan, 1917) (Bigscale pellonuline)
• Microthrissa minuta Poll, 1974 (Dungu sprat)
• Microthrissa moeruensis (Poll, 1948) (Lake Mweru sprat)
• Microthrissa royauxi Boulenger, 1902 (Royal sprat)
• Microthrissa whiteheadi Gourène & Teugels, 1988

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Microthrissa in FishBase. June 2011 version.