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Dorosomatidae

Dungu sprat

Microthrissa minuta

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
4.3 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: Congo River system in Dungu River and its tributary Garamba River (Ref. 188 ), and Lower Congo River (Ref. 188 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 47399 ). Also reported as Microthrissa cf. minuta from mouth of Niemba River, Lukuga River, an outflow of Lake Tanganyika, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 93587 ).
Conservation status
VUVulnerable
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