| Paramphilius teugelsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amphiliidae |
| Genus: | Paramphilius |
| Species: | P. teugelsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Paramphilius teugelsi P. H. Skelton, 1989
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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.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Paramphilius teugelsi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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