Nannopetersius lamberti
| Nannopetersius lamberti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Nannopetersius |
| Species: | N. lamberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Nannopetersius lamberti Poll, 1967
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Nannopetersius lamberti is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in the African river basins of the Ntem, the Ogooué, the Nyanga and the Kouilou Rivers.
Description
[edit]Nannopetersius lamberti reaches a standard length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist Jacques G. Lambert (1923-2013), who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannopetersius lamberti". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (19 May 2025). "Family ALESTIDAE Cockerell 1910 (African Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- 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.
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