Laeviscutella dekimpei

Laeviscutella dekimpei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Genus:	Laeviscutella; Poll, Whitehead & A. J. Hopson, 1965
Species:	L. dekimpei
Binomial name
	Laeviscutella dekimpei; Poll, Whitehead & A. J. Hopson, 1965

Laeviscutella dekimpei, the roundbelly pellonuline , is a small fish belonging to the herring family, Clupeidae, which inhabits rivers and brackish lagoons in Africa. It is the only member of its genus.

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Laeviscutella dekimpei" in FishBase. June 2011 version.

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