Sauvagella madagascariensis

Sauvagella madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Dussumieriinae
Genus: Sauvagella
Species: S. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Sauvagella madagascariensis
(Sauvage, 1883)

Sauvagella madagascariensis is a small species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is endemic to fresh and brackish water in rivers of eastern Madagascar, ranging from the Mananjary to the Mananara.[1] This relatively slender fish reaches a length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in), and is usually pale yellow with silvery on the flanks and head, though some larger individuals are more strongly coloured with orange or red.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Stiassny, M.L.J. (2002). Revision of Sauvagella Bertin (Clupeidae: Pellonulinae: Ehiravini) with a description of a new species from the freshwaters of Madagascar and diagnosis of Ehiravini. Copeia 2002(1): 67-76
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