Biology:Nannopetersius lamberti

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Nannopetersius lamberti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Nannopetersius
Species:
N. lamberti
Binomial name
Nannopetersius lamberti
Poll, 1967

Nannopetersius lamberti is a species of fish in the African tetra family, found in the African river basins of the Ntem, the Ogowe, the Nyanga and the Kouilou Rivers. This species reaches a length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in). [1]

Etymology

The tetra is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist Jacques G. Lambert (1923-2013), who collected the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Nannopetersius lamberti" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families DISTICHODONTIDAE, CITHARINIDAE, CRENUCHIDAE, ALESTIDAE and HEPSETIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes1/. 
  • Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007. Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p.

Wikidata ☰ Q5499513 entry