Biology:Hypsibarbus oatesii

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Hypsibarbus oatesii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypsibarbus
Species:
H. oatesii
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus oatesii
(Boulenger, 1893)
Synonyms

Barbus oatesii Boulenger, 1893[2]

Hypsibarbus oatesii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the carp and minnow family, the Cyprinidae. It is found in the southern Shan Hills in Myanmar in the Salween River. It is caught for food in subsistence fisheries.[1] The specific name honours Eugene William Oates who collected the type specimen.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rainboth, W. (2012). "Hypsibarbus oatesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T174509A1416554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T174509A1416554.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/174509/1416554. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds (2017). "Hypsibarbus oatesii (Boulenger, 1893)". Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Hypsibarbus-oatesii.html. Retrieved 21 December 2017. 
  3. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily CYPRININAE (f-l)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes3/. Retrieved 21 December 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28754122 entry