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Laeviscutella

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Laeviscutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Laeviscutella
(Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965)
Species:
L. dekimpei
Binomial name
Laeviscutella dekimpei
(Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965)

Laeviscutella dekimpei, the roundbelly pellonuline,[1] is a small fish belonging to the family, Dorosomatidae, which inhabits rivers and brackish lagoons in Africa. It is the only member of its genus.

References

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  1. ^ a b Diouf, K.; Lalèyè, P. & Moelants, T. (2020). "Laeviscutella dekimpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182512A134910695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182512A134910695.en. Retrieved 12 December 2022.