Mounted specimen of Microthrissa royauxi in the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Dorosomatidae
Genus:
Microthrissa
Species:
M. royauxi
Binomial name
Microthrissa royauxi
Boulenger, 1902)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Pellonula royauxi Boulenger, 1902
Microthrissa royauxi, the royal sprat, is a species of pelagic, freshwater fish from the herring family Clupeidae which is found in the Congo River basin in west Africa. It was described in 1902 by the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger.[2] It is of limited importance as a food fish in subsistence fisheries and its conservation status is Least Concern.[1]
^ abMoelants, T. (2010). "Microthrissa royauxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182652A7935197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182652A7935197.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ abc"Synonyms of Microthrissa royauxi Boulenger, 1902". FishBase. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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