Distichodus petersii is a species of fish in the family Distichodontidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers.
| Distichodus petersii | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Distichodus |
| Species: | D. petersii |
| Binomial name | |
| Distichodus petersii Pfeffer, 1896 | |
The fish patronym was not identified in the original description but was probably in honor of Wilhelm C. H. Peters (1815-1883), a German naturalist and explorer whose travels to Africa brought to Berlin a huge collection of natural history specimens, including many fishes which Peters described.[2]
| Taxon identifiers |
|---|
This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |