- Source: Chelaethiops
Chelaethiops is a genus of cyprinid fish found in lakes and rivers of Africa. While commonly called "sardines", they are not related to the true sardines of the family Clupeidae. There are currently five recognized species in this genus.
Species
Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis, 1835) (Lake Turkana sardine)
Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
Chelaethiops elongatus Boulenger, 1899
Chelaethiops minutus (Boulenger, 1906)
Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Ricardo, 1939) (Lake Rukwa Sardine)
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chelaethiops". FishBase. August 2011 version.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Siprinide
- Chelaethiops
- Chelaethiops elongatus
- Lake Turkana sardine
- Chelaethiops minutus
- Chelaethiops congicus
- Danionin
- Lake Rukwa sardine
- Cyprinidae
- List of fishes of Ethiopia
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)
