Rhabdalestes leleupi is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdalestes |
| Species: | R. leleupi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdalestes leleupi Poll, 1967
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The fish is named in honor of entomologist Narcisse Leleup (1912-2001), with the Institut pour la Recherche Scientifique en Afrique Centrale, who helped collect the type specimen.[2]
References edit
- ^ Hanssens, M.; Snoeks, J. (2006). "Rhabdalestes leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60767A12408252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60767A12408252.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families DISTICHODONTIDAE, CITHARINIDAE, CRENUCHIDAE, ALESTIDAE and HEPSETIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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