Acheilognathus deignani
Acheilognathus deignani | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
Genus: | Acheilognathus |
Species: | A. deignani
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Binomial name | |
Acheilognathus deignani (H. M. Smith, 1945)[2]
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Acheilognathus deignani is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to northern Vietnam in the Mekong River. It grows to a maximum length of 5.2 cm.
Named in honor of Herbert Girton Deignan (1906-1968), Associate Curator of Birds, U.S. National Museum, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References[]
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2011). "Acheilognathus deignani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181028A7659328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181028A7659328.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Acheilognathus deignani" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Acheilognathus
- Taxa named by Hugh McCormick Smith
- Fish described in 1945
- Fish of Vietnam
- Acheilognathinae stubs
- Endemic fauna of Vietnam