Gymnocypris waddellii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Gymnocypris |
| Species: | G. waddellii
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| Gymnocypris waddellii | |
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Gymnocypris waddellii is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Tibet.
Named in honor of Lieut.-Col. Laurence Austine Waddell, C.B. [Companion of the Order of the Bath] (1854-1938), British army surgeon, explorer, philologist, linguist, and chemistry and pathology professor, who preserved the type specimens in salt before presenting them to the British Museum (Natural History).[3]
References[]
- ^ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Gymnocypris waddellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168536A6510373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168536A6510373.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Gymnocypris waddellii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamilies ACROSSOCHEILINAE, BARBINAE, SPINIBARBINAE, SCHIZOTHORACINAE, SCHIZOPYGOPSINAE and Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Gymnocypris
- Cyprinid fish of Asia
- Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
- Fish described in 1905
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