Foerschichthys
Species of fish
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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]
| Foerschichthys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Foerschichthys Scheel & Romand, 1981 |
| Species: | F. flavipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Foerschichthys flavipinnis (Meinken, 1932) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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