Biology:Phenacogrammus deheyni
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| Phenacogrammus deheyni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Phenacogrammus |
| Species: | P. deheyni
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| Binomial name | |
| Phenacogrammus deheyni Poll, 1945
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Phenacogrammus deheyni is a species of fish in the African tetra family. It is found in the middle Congo River, the Ruki drainage, of the Mongala and Aruwimi rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[1]
Etymology
The tetra is named in honor of diplomat/naturalist Jean Jacques Deheyn (b. 1914), of the Royal Museum of Central Africa, who collected the type specimen.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Phenacogrammus deheyni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "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., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
Wikidata ☰ Q947308 entry
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