Biology:Ivindomyrus opdenboschi
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Short description: Species of ray-finned fish
| Ivindomyrus opdenboschi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Ivindomyrus |
| Species: | I. opdenboschi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry, 1975
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Ivindomyrus opdenboschi is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. It is only found in the Ivindo River in Gabon.[2] It reaches a length of about 27.4 cm (10.8 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Armand Opdenbosch (1929–1977), the chief technician and taxidermist at the Musée Royal de I'Afrique Centrale, because of his invaluable technical aid in the study of mormyrid systematics.[3]
References
- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Ivindomyrus opdenboschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182834A7981070.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182834/7981070. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Ivindomyrus opdenboschi" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- ↑ "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/mormyridae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5253518 entry
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