Foerschichthys
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Scheel & Romand, 1981 |
| Species: | F. flavipinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Foerschichthys flavipinnis (Meinken, 1932)
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Foerschichthys flavipinnis is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae native to the western African nations of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. This species grows to a length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL.[2] It is the only known member of its genus.[3] This species was described by Herman Meinken as Aplocheilichthys flavipinnis in 1932 with the type locality given as being near Lagos in Nigeria.[4]
References
- ^ Lalèyè, P.; Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Foerschichthys flavipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182698A134758667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182698A134758667.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Foerschichthys flavipinnis". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Foerschichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aplocheilichthys flavipinnis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 August 2019.