Abbottina
Appearance
Abbottina | |
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Abbottina rivularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Gobioninae |
Genus: | Abbottina D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 |
Type species | |
Abbottina psegma Jordan & Fowler 1903
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Abbottina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae,[1] the carps and minnows. They are native to eastern Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam).[2] The genus was named for the American zoologist James Fisher Abbott, student at Stanford University and later professor of English at Naval Academy Etajima and of zoology at Washington University.[3][4]
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
- Abbottina binhi Nguyễn, 2001[2]
- Abbottina lalinensis Huang & Li, 1995
- Abbottina liaoningensis K. J. Qin, 1987
- Abbottina obtusirostris (H. W. Wu & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931)
- Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855) - Chinese false gudgeon
References
- ^ "Genus Abbottina Jordan & Fowler 1903". FishWisePro. 1903. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Abbottina species list. FishBase. 2011.
- ^ Jordan, David Starr & H.W.Fowler. A review of the cyprinoid fishes of Japan. 1903. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. volume 26. page 835.[1]
- ^ Jordan, David Starr Jordan. Days of a Man. 1922. volume 2. pages 37-38