Odaxothrissa

Odaxothrissa
Odaxothrissa losera
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus:
Boulenger, 1899
Type species
Odaxothrissa losera
Boulenger, 1899[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cynathrissa
  • Cynothrissa Regan, 1917

Odaxothrissa, the fangtooth pellonulines, is a genus of fresh-water fish in the family Dorosomatidae. All the extant species in this genus are found in tropical Africa.

Species

Odaxothrissa contains the following species:[3]

  • Odaxothrissa ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 (Ansorge fangtooth pellonuline)
  • Odaxothrissa losera Boulenger, 1899 (Losera fangtooth pellonuline)
  • Odaxothrissa mento (Regan, 1917) (Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline)
  • Odaxothrissa vittata Regan 1917 (Regan's fangtooth pellonuline)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Odaxothrissa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). Odaxothrissa "Species in the genus 'Odaxothrissa'". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.