Biology:Gymnocypris eckloni

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Gymnocypris eckloni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Gymnocypris
Species:
G. eckloni
Binomial name
Gymnocypris eckloni
Herzenstein, 1891[1]

Gymnocypris eckloni is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China .

Named in honor of F. L. Ecklon, one of Nikolai Przhevalsky’s assistants during his second trip to Tibet, whose services Przhevalsky said were “invaluable”.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gymnocypris eckloni" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. "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. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes11/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5542244 entry