Phenacogrammus_polli

<i>Phenacogrammus polli</i>

Phenacogrammus polli

Species of fish

Phenacogrammus polli is a species of African tetra fish in the family Alestidae. It is found in the middle Congo River basin in the Ruki River drainage, the Lomami river and the Lindi-Tshopo river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Description

Phenacogrammus polli reaches a total length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).[2]

Etymology

The tetra is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll (1908-1991).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Moelants, T. (2010). "Phenacogrammus polli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167970A6428539. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T167970A6428539.en. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Phenacogrammus polli" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. [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 16 March 2022.


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