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Microsynodontis lamberti

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Species of fish

Microsynodontis lamberti
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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

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

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Microsynodontis lamberti


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