''Pellonula'' is a small genus of fish in the

herring Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae. Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, i ...

family, Clupeidae. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. Both species of this genus are native to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Species

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Pellonula leonensis ''Pellonula'' is a small genus of fish in the herring family, Clupeidae. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. Both species of this genus are native to Africa. Species * '' Pellonula leonensis'' Boulenger, 1916 (Small-too ...

Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...

, 1916 (Small-toothed pellonula) * ''

Pellonula vorax ''Pellonula'' is a small genus of fish in the herring family, Clupeidae. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. Both species of this genus are native to Africa. Species * '' Pellonula leonensis'' Boulenger Boulenger is a s ...

'' Günther, 1868 (Big-toothed pellonula)

References

* Clupeidae Fish of Africa Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Clupeiformes-stub