Biology:Leporinus enyae
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Leporinus enyae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Anostomidae |
Genus: | Leporinus |
Species: | L. enyae
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Binomial name | |
Leporinus enyae Burns, Chatfield, Birindelli, & Sidlauskas 2017[1]
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Leporinus enyae is a species of Leporinus fish discovered 2017 in the Orinoco River drainage area. It is named after the Irish singer Enya, whose major music hit "Orinoco Flow" deals with the Orinoco River, among others.[2][1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Burns, Michael D.; Chatfield, Marcus; Birindelli, José L.O.; Sidlauskas, Brian L. (2017). "Systematic assessment of the Leporinus desmotes species complex, with a description of two new species". Neotropical Ichthyology 15 (2). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20160166.
- ↑ "New Orinoco Fish Named After Enya". 19 July 2017. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/news/fishkeeping-news/articles/2017/7/19/new-orinoco-fish-named-after-enya.
- ↑ "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q38691950 entry
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