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Paramphilius teugelsi

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Species of fish

Paramphilius teugelsi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Paramphilius
Species: P. teugelsi
Binomial name
Paramphilius teugelsi
P. H. Skelton, 1989

Paramphilius teugelsi is a species of loach catfish found in Guinea and Sierra Leone in the Mamou and Kogon Rivers. It grows to a length of 5.1 cm.

The fish is named in honor of Guy Teugels (1954-2003) who as the curator of fishes at the Musée Royale de l’Afrique Centrale contributed to the further knowledge of West-African freshwater fishes.


References

  1. Diallo, I. (2020). "Paramphilius teugelsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181763A134748496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181763A134748496.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families AKYSIDAE, AMBLYCIPITIDAE, SISORIDAE and AMPHILIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Paramphilius teugelsi


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