WEST AFRICAN PYGMY HERRING

Sierrathrissa leonensis

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Sierrathrissa leonensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969

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        Sierrathrissa +
        
        West african pygmy herring
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Occurs in rivers but also in man-made lakes. Schools in open shallow waters, rising to about 30 cm at night in Lake Volta. Feeds on plankton, especially cladocerans.

	Arctogadus glacialis (Peters, 1872) Arctic cod
	Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson, 1845)
	Melichthys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973 Indian triggerfish
	Plantago major L. Buckhorn plantain
	Ophioscion strabo Gilbert, 1897 Squint-eyed croaker

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