Neobola bottegoi
Species of fish
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Neobola bottegoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana and the Omo River of Ethiopia. It can reach a maximum length of 7.3 cm.[2]
| Neobola bottegoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
| Genus: | Neobola |
| Species: | N. bottegoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Neobola bottegoi Vinciguerra, 1895 | |
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Etymology
Named in honor of Italian Army officer Vittorio Bottego (1860-1897), who led expedition to Somalia (1895-1897), during which type specimen was collected.[3]
