Labeo bottegi

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Labeo bottegi

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. bottegi
Binomial name
Labeo bottegi
Synonyms

Labeo brunellii Parenzan, 1939
Labeo carnigliae Zolezzi, 1939
Labeo neumanni Boulenger, 1904

Labeo bottegi is fish in genus Labeo. It is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.[2]

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]


References

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  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labeo bottegi" in FishBase. March 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.