Biology:Percocypris regani

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Percocypris regani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Percocypris
Species:
P. regani
Binomial name
Percocypris regani
(T. L. Tchang, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Barbus regani Tchang, 1935
  • Percocypris pingi regani (Tchang, 1935)

Percocypris regani is a species of cyprinid in the genus Percocypris. It inhabits China .[1]

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943) of the Natural History Museum in London, who among his many interests he studied the fishes of Yunnan, China.[2]

References

  • Kottelat, M., 2001. Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list of the fishes known or expected to occur in northern Vietnam with comments on systematics and nomenclature. Environment and Social Development Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region. The World Bank. 123 p.

Wikidata ☰ Q3761857 entry