Rhabdalestes leleupi
| Rhabdalestes leleupi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdalestes |
| Species: | R. leleupi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdalestes leleupi Poll, 1967
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Rhabdalestes leleupi is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
The fish is named in honor of entomologist Narcisse Leleup (1912-2001), with the Institut pour la Recherche Scientifique en Afrique Centrale, who helped collect the type specimen.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Hanssens, M.; Snoeks, J. (2006). "Rhabdalestes leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60767A12408252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60767A12408252.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. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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