Distichodus petersii
| Distichodus petersii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Distichodus |
| Species: | D. petersii
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| Binomial name | |
| Distichodus petersii Pfeffer, 1896
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Distichodus petersii is a species of fish in the family Distichodontidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers.
The fish patronym was not identified in the original description but was probably in honor of Wilhelm C. H. Peters (1815-1883), a German naturalist and explorer whose travels to Africa brought to Berlin a huge collection of natural history specimens, including many fishes which Peters described.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Hanssens, M. (2006). "Distichodus petersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60793A12399683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60793A12399683.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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