Aphyocypris kikuchii
| Aphyocypris kikuchii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Aphyocypris |
| Species: | A. kikuchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphyocypris kikuchii (Ōshima, 1919)
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| Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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Phoxiscus kikuchii Ōshima, 1919 | |
Aphyocypris kikuchii is a species of cyprinid fish.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2] It is a benthopelagic freshwater fish that grows to 8 cm (3.1 in) total length.[1]
Named in honor of (1869-1921), collector for the Taipei Museum in Formosa (Taiwan), who collected the type specimen.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Aphyocypris kikuchii" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b c Tseng, Chin-Tsian (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima, 1919)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aphyocypris kikuchii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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- Cyprinidae
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