''Sauvagella'' is a genus of small fresh and
brackish
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water
fish
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in the family
Clupeidae
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. There are currently two species, both of which are
endemic
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to
Madagascar
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.
[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]
Species
* ''
Sauvagella madagascariensis''
( Sauvage, 1883) (Madagascar round herring)
* ''
Sauvagella robusta''
Stiassny, 2002
References
*
Ehiravidae
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Léon Bertin
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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