Biology:Engraulicypris howesi

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Engraulicypris howesi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Engraulicypris
Species:
E. howesi
Binomial name
Engraulicypris howesi
Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016[1]

Engraulicypris howesi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, the danionins or danios.[1] It inhabits the Kunene River in Angola and Namibia and has a maximum length of 4.3 cm (1.7 inches).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Gordon J. Howes (1938โ€“2013), of the Natural History Museum in London, and whose studies of the osteology of the Danioninae laid the foundations for their modern classification.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Engraulicypris". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Engraulicypris. 
  2. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Engraulicypris howesi" in FishBase. October 2024 version.
  3. โ†‘ "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/danionidae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28963816 entry