Biology:Raiamas levequei

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Raiamas levequei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Raiamas
Species:
R. levequei
Binomial name
Raiamas levequei
Howes & Teugels, 1989[2]

Raiamas levequei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas which is found in Guinea.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of French ichthyologist-hydrobiologist Christian Lévêque, of ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer), who collected the holotype specimen.[3]

References

  1. Diallo, I. (2020). "Raiamas levequei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182737A134945614.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182737/134945614. Retrieved 14 January 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Raiamas levequei" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/danionidae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1103745 entry