Phenacogrammus taeniatus

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Phenacogrammus taeniatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Phenacogrammus
Species:
P. taeniatus
Binomial name
Phenacogrammus taeniatus
Géry, 1996

Phenacogrammus taeniatus is a species of African tetra fish in the family Alestidae. It is known only from the Sangha River in Cameroon. [2]

Description

Phenacogrammus taeniatus reaches a standard length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in). [3]

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References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Phenacogrammus taeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T167972A6428751. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T167972A6428751.en . Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. Géry, J., 1996. On a small collection of characiform fishes from the middle Sangha River, Zaïre basin, with the description of a new Phenacogrammus (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Alestidae). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 2(1):4-11.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Phenacogrammus taeniatus" in FishBase . February 2015 version.