Biology:Doumea chappuisi

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Doumea chappuisi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Doumea
Species:
D. chappuisi
Binomial name
Doumea chappuisi
Pellegrin, 1933

Doumea chappuisi is a species of loach catfish found in the coastal rivers of Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau. It reaches a length of 11.4 cm.

The fish is named in honor of French-born Swiss zoologist and biospeleologist Pierre-Alfred Chappuis (1891-1960), who collected the type specimen.[2]


References

  1. Diallo, I. (2020). "Doumea chappuisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T181819A58327532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181819A58327532.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181819/58327532. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. "Order SILURIFORMES: Families AKYSIDAE, AMBLYCIPITIDAE, SISORIDAE and AMPHILIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes7/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3765997 entry