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Neobola stellae

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Neobola stellae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Neobola
Species:
N. stellae
Binomial name
Neobola stellae
(Worthington, 1932)

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]

Named in honor of Worthington's wife Stella, a member of the expedition that collected the type specimen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Neobola stellae".
  3. ^ 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.