| Phenacogrammus polli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Phenacogrammus |
| Species: | P. polli |
| Binomial name | |
| Phenacogrammus polli J. G. Lambert, 1961 | |
Phenacogrammus polli is a species of fish in the African tetra family. It is found in middle Congo River basin in the Ruki River drainage, the Lomami river and the Lindi-Tshopo river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa. This species reaches a length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).[1]
Etymology
The tetra is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll (1908-1991).[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Phenacogrammus polli" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ 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 16 March 2022.
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