Paracanthobrama guichenoti

Paracanthobrama guichenoti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Paracanthobrama
Bleeker, 1864
Species:
P. guichenoti
Binomial name
Paracanthobrama guichenoti
Bleeker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Hemibarbus guichenoti (Bleeker, 1864)
  • Hemibarbus dissimilis Bleeker, 1871
  • Barbus nigriparipinnis Fowler, 1930
  • Hemibarbus soochowensis Shaw, 1930
  • Paracanthobrama pingi Wu, 1930

Paracanthobrama guichenoti is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China. It is the only member of its genus.

Named in honor of Antoine Alphone Guichenot (1809-1876), assistant naturalist at Musée du Jardin des Plantes a Paris.[1]

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracanthobrama guichenoti". FishBase. August 2011 version.
  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (16 November 2024). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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