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Synodontis petricola

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Synodontis petricola, sometimes called the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika, found in the parts of the lake bordering Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania. It was first described in 1959 by the Belgian ichthyologist Hubert Matthes. Its species name, petricola, combines the Latin petra, meaning stone or rock, with cola, meaning inhabitant, referring to the rocky habitat where the species is found. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Synodontis petricola 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Synodontis petricola (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    Synodontis petricola, sometimes called the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika, found in the parts of the lake bordering Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Synodontis petricola (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q140281 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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