Amphilius pedunculus

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Amphilius pedunculus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Amphilius
Species:
A. pedunculus
Binomial name
Amphilius pedunculus
Thomson, Page, & Hilber, 2015

Amphilius pedunculus is a species of fish in the family Amphiliidae, first found in the Malagarasi River drainage, as well as Lake Rukwa and Rufiji River basins, and upper Great Ruaha River drainage. [1]

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References

  1. Thomson, Alfred W.; Page, Lawrence M.; Hilber, Samantha A. (2015). "

    'Revision of the Amphiliusjacksonii complex (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae), 'with the descriptions of five new species

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    . Zootaxa. 3986 (1): 61–87. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.1.3 . ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   26250171.