Congothrissa

Congothrissa gossei, or the smooth-belly pellonuline,^[1] is a herring relative that occurs in the Congo River system of Africa. It is the only member of the genus Congothrissa.

Congothrissa
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Congothrissa (Poll, 1964)
Species:	C. gossei
Binomial name
Congothrissa gossei (Poll, 1964)