Laeviscutella dekimpei Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Laeviscutella dekimpei, the roundbelly pellonuline, is a small fish belonging to the family, Dorosomatidae, which inhabits rivers and brackish lagoons in Africa. It is the only member of its genus.
Wikipedia contributors, Laeviscutella; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:59:14.718650+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Laeviscutella dekimpei Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965
- Name authority
- Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Laeviscutella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyDorosomatidae Gill, 1861
- genusLaeviscutella Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965
- speciesLaeviscutella dekimpei Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Poll, M., Whitehead, P. J. P., & Hopson, A. J. (1965). A new genus and species of clupeoid fish from West Africa. Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences. Académie Royale de Belgique (Ser. 5), 51 (3): 277–292, Pl. 1. https://doi.org/10.3406/barb.1965.65202 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3RVKC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.