Phenacogrammus stigmatura

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Phenacogrammus stigmatura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Phenacogrammus
Species:
P. stigmatura
Binomial name
Phenacogrammus stigmatura
(Fowler, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Micralestes stigmaturaFowler, 1936
  • Alestopetersius stigmatura(Fowler, 1936)

Phenacogrammus stigmatura is a species of African tetra fish in the family Alestidae. It is found in Cameroon.

Description

Phenacogrammus stigmatura reaches a total length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in). [2]

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References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Phenacogrammus stigmatura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T167971A6428648. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T167971A6428648.en . Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Phenacogrammus stigmatura" in FishBase . February 2015 version.