Madagascar round herring
Sauvagella madagascariensis (Sauvage, 1883)
Also calledherink madagaskarský (ces) · Мадагаскарская круглая сельдь (rus)
First described in: Sauvage, H. E. 1883. Descriptions de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d’histoire naturelle. Bulletin de la Société Philomáthique, Paris, 7 7: 156-161.
Sauvagella madagascariensis is a small species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is endemic to fresh and brackish water in rivers of eastern Madagascar, ranging from the Mananjary to the Mananara. This relatively slender fish reaches a length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in), and is usually pale yellow with silvery on the flanks and head, though some larger individuals are more strongly coloured with orange or red.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2413274.