''Phenacogrammus polli'' is a species of fish in the
African tetra
African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tiger ...
family. It is found in middle Congo River basin in the
Ruki River drainage, the
Lomami river and the Lindi-
Tshopo river in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa. This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The tetra is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist
Max Poll (1908-1991).
References
Alestidae
Freshwater fish of Africa
Taxa named by Jacques G. Lambert
Fish described in 1961
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