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Microsynodontis lamberti

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Microsynodontis lamberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Microsynodontis
Species:
M. lamberti
Binomial name
Microsynodontis lamberti
Poll & Gosse, 1963

Microsynodontis lamberti is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the Lilanda River. This species grows to a length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL.

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist and botanist Jacques G. Lambert (1923–2013).[1]

References

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  • Moelants, T. (2010). "Microsynodontis lamberti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T181676A7702480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181676A7702480.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microsynodontis lamberti". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family MOCHOKIDAE Regan 1912 (Squeakers or Upside-down Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 August 2024.