Pristolepis grootii
Pristolepis grootii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pristolepididae |
Genus: | Pristolepis |
Species: | P. grootii
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Binomial name | |
Pristolepis grootii (Bleeker, 1852)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Pristolepis grootii, commonly known as the Indonesian leaffish, is a fish native to streams of the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung and Borneo, and Thailand.[2] It is part of the first Western Indonesian and Sulawesi Freshwater fish species recorded by December 31, 1991 along with another 963 species. Further research lead to the discovery of other 79 fish species in the area. By May 31st, 1996 deletions and additions were made revealing a grand total of 1032 known fish species in the area. [3] The specific name honours the Dutch naturalist and ethnographer (1817-1896).[4]
References[]
- ^ Ng, H.H. (2019). "Pristolepis grootii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T181308A1720074. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pristolepis grootii" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
- ^ Kottelat, Maurice & Whitten, Tony, 1953- (1993). Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, [Jakarta]
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (21 October 2019). "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fish of Thailand
- Fish of Indonesia
- Fish described in 1852
- Pristolepididae
- Ray-finned fish stubs