Sierrathrissa leonensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Clupeidae |
Genus: | Sierrathrissa Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 |
Species: | S. leonensis |
Binomial name | |
Sierrathrissa leonensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 |
Sierrathrissa leonensis, the West African pygmy herring, is a very small fish, closely related to the herrings, which is found in Africa. It is the only species of its genus.