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Congothrissa gossei in Central African Republic
Smooth-belly pellonuline

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Congothrissa gossei   Poll, 1964
Family:	Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)			picture (Cogos_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Clupeiformes  (herrings)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Smooth-belly pellonuline
Max. size:	3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 188)
Environment:	pelagic
Climate:	tropical; 7°N - 2°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Central part of Congo system (around Kisangani area and also Ubangui River at Bangui and upstream).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-27. Pre- and post-pelvic scutes lacking (pelvic scute present, tips of its lateral arms bifurcated). Jaws about equal, with fine teeth; no second supra-maxilla; branchiostegal rays 3 or 4. Scales large. Occurs with other pellonulines, but the smoothly rounded belly, absence of spiny post-pelvic scutes and lack of a second supra-maxilla makes it unmistakable.
Biology:	A riverine species apparently found in the main stream. Feeds on small shrimps and on larvae of mosquito and chironomids
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Whitehead, P.J.P.. 1985. (Ref. 188)
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Central African Republic country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ct.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
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