Pellonula leonensis Boulenger, 1916
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pellonula leonensis Boulenger, 1916
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1916
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Pellonula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · 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
- genusPellonula Günther, 1868
- speciesPellonula leonensis Boulenger, 1916
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Microthrissa afzeliusi (Johnels, 1954) (Johnels, 1954) | synonym |
| Microthrissa miri Daget, 1954 Daget, 1954 | synonym |
| Pellonula afzeliusi Johnels, 1954 Johnels, 1954 | synonym |
| Pellonula miri (Daget, 1954) (Daget, 1954) | synonym |
| Pelonula afzeliusi Johnels, 1954 Johnels, 1954 | synonym |
| Pellonula afzelinsi Johnels, 1954 Johnels, 1954 | synonym |
| Microthrissa normanae Whitehead, 1986 Whitehead, 1986 | synonym |
| Microthrissa normani Whitehead, 1986 Whitehead, 1986 | synonym |
| Pellonula afzeliusi miri (Daget, 1954) (Daget, 1954) | synonym |
| Pellonula azeliusi Johnels, 1954 Johnels, 1954 | synonym |
| Pelonula leonensis Boulenger, 1916 Boulenger, 1916 | synonym |
| Pellonula afseliusi Johnels, 1954 Johnels, 1954 | synonym |
| Pellonula afzeliuzi Johnels, 1954 Johnels, 1954 | synonym |
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.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1916). Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). London. British Museum of Natural History. London, v. 4: i–xxvii + 1–392 [Addenda for vols. 1–4 on pp. 149–336; index for vols. 1–4 is pp. 337–392.]. 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:76BGX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.