Biology:Osteochilus bleekeri
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| Osteochilus bleekeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilus |
| Species: | O. bleekeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilus bleekeri Kottelat, 2008
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Osteochilus bleekeri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Borneo and Sumatra.[1]
Etymology
Named in honor of Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878), who reported this species as Rohita triporos (=O. [Neorohita] microcephalus) in 1852.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilus bleekeri" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes7/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5296122 entry
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