Biology:Neobola bottegoi

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Short description: Species of fish

Neobola bottegoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Neobola
Species:
N. bottegoi
Binomial name
Neobola bottegoi
Vinciguerra, 1895
Synonyms
  • Engraulicypris bottegi (Vinciguerra, 1895)

Neobola bottegoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana and the Omo River of Ethiopia. It can reach a maximum length of 7.3 cm.[2]

Named in honor of Italian Army officer Vittorio Bottego (1860-1897), who led expedition to Somalia (1895-1897), during which type specimen was collected.[3]

References

  1. Getahun, A. (2010). "Neobola bottegoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T181993A7780500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181993A7780500.en. 
  2. "Neobola bottegoi". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Neobola-bottegoi.html. 
  3. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family SUNDADANIONIDAE and DANIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes12/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6425515 entry