Sanaga pygmy herring

Sanaga pygmy herring
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Thrattidion
T. R. Roberts, 1972
Species: T. noctivagus
Binomial name
Thrattidion noctivagus
T. R. Roberts, 1972

The Sanaga pygmy herring (Thrattidion noctivagus) is an extremely small fish related to the herring which is endemic to the Sanaga River in Cameroon. It is the only species in its genus.

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