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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens
Subfamily: Dorosomatinae
Genus: Limnothrissa

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Photo by Mohamed, A.D.

Africa
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Limnothrissa miodon (Boulenger, 1906)

Photo by Mohamed, A.D.
 
Limnothrissa miodon
[Lake Tanganyika sardine]
1 Species of Family Clupeidae with Genus Limnothrissa
(Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1906 Limnothrissa miodon Lake Tanganyika sardine Africa 17 SL



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