Neobola stellae is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Ethiopia and Kenya. It can reach a maximum length of 2.3 cm.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Neobola |
Species: | N. stellae
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Binomial name | |
Neobola stellae (Worthington, 1932)
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Named in honor of Worthington's wife Stella, a member of the expedition that collected the type specimen.[3]
References
edit- ^ Odhiambo, E.A. (2006). "Neobola stellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61240A12452609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61240A12452609.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Neobola stellae".
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family SUNDADANIONIDAE and DANIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2021.