''Pellonula'' is a small genus of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

belonging to the

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Dorosomatidae Dorosomatidae is a family of clupeiform fishes. It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains 31 extant Extant or Least-concern species, least concern is ...

, which includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa.

Species

* '' Pellonula leonensis'' Boulenger, 1916 (Small-toothed pellonula) * '' Pellonula vorax'' Günther, 1868 (Big-toothed pellonula)

References

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