Sierrathrissa leonensis

Sierrathrissa leonensis
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.

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