Hippopotamyrus harringtoni

Hippopotamyrus harringtoni (Boulenger, 1905)

Synonyms
Marcusenius harringtoni n. sp. Boulenger, 1905b: 457.
Gnathonemus harringtoni: Blache et al., 1964: 40, fig. 10.
Hippopotamyrus harringtoni: Taverne, 1971a: 104.

Hippopotamyrus pictus: Lévêque and Bigorne, 1985: 182, Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990: 151.

Etymology
»This well-marked species is named after Sir John Harrington«. Sir John H. Harrington, Plenipotentiary minister of his Majesty the Emperor of Abyssinia, organised several zoological expeditions to the north-east of Africa. (Courtesy of M. L. Bauchot and J. Daget, in lit.)

16.7.7 : CLOFFA-no.

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