Biology:Opsaridium boweni
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| Opsaridium boweni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Opsaridium |
| Species: | O. boweni
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| Binomial name | |
| Opsaridium boweni Fowler, 1930 [2]
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Opsaridium boweni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is found in the Lulua River in Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ornithologist Wilfrid Wedgwood Bowen (1899–1987), who collected the holotype specimen and several others which he obtained while a member of the Gray African Expedition.[4]
References
- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Opsaridium boweni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182771A7964991.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182771/7964991. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Opsaridium". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Opsaridium.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Opsaridium boweni" in FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ↑ "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 ☰ Q5581131 entry
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