Neobola bottegoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana and the Omo River of Ethiopia. It can reach a maximum length of 7.3 cm.[2]
Neobola bottegoi | |
---|---|
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Neobola |
Species: | N. bottegoi |
Binomial name | |
Neobola bottegoi Vinciguerra, 1895 | |
Synonyms | |
|
Named in honor of Italian Army officer Vittorio Bottego (1860-1897), who led expedition to Somalia (1895-1897), during which type specimen was collected.[3]
Taxon identifiers |
---|
![]() | This Cyprinidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |