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Nannopetersius lamberti

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Nannopetersius lamberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 African tetra fish. It is found in the African river basins of the Ntem, the Ogooué, the Nyanga and the Kouilou Rivers.

Description

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Nannopetersius lamberti reaches a standard length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[2]

Etymology

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The species epithet is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist Jacques G. Lambert (1923-2013), who collected the type specimen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Nannopetersius lamberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182153A7818360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182153A7818360.en. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannopetersius lamberti". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families DISTICHODONTIDAE, CITHARINIDAE, CRENUCHIDAE, ALESTIDAE and HEPSETIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  • 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.