Paramormyrops hopkinsi
| Paramormyrops hopkinsi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Paramormyrops |
| Species: | P. hopkinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985)[1][2] | |
Paramormyrops hopkinsi is a species of freshwater electric fish. It was discovered in the Ivindo River in Gabon, in Western Africa by Dr. Carl D. Hopkins of Cornell University.[1][3][4] It lives in a tropical climate.[2]
References
- 1 2 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2004). "Brienomyrus hopkinsi Taverne and Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- 1 2
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Paramormyrops hopkinsi" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- ↑ Cornell University. "Hopkins Lab, Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Cornell University". Cornell University. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ↑ Cornell University (1998). "The Biodiversity of Freshwater Fish in Gabon Rainforests, One Hundred Years After Mary H. Kingsley". Cornell University Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
Sources
- Cornell University (1998). "Brienomyrus hopkinsi - Photo by Dr. Carl D. Hopkins". Cornell University Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- CTD's Brienomyrus hopkinsi page from the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
- UniProt Taxonomy (2007). "Species Brienomyrus hopkinsi". UniProt Consortium. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
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