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Sarcocheilichthys davidi

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Sarcocheilichthys davidi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Sarcocheilichthys
Species:
S. davidi
Binomial name
Sarcocheilichthys davidi
(Sauvage, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis davidi
  • Tylognathus davidi

Sarcocheilichthys davidi is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China.[1]

It is named in honor of the Catholic missionary and zoologist Armand David (1826-1900), who collected the type specimen. [2]


References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sarcocheilichthys davidi". FishBase. November 2016 version.
  2. ^ 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.