Biology:Raiamas buchholzi

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Raiamas buchholzi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Raiamas
Species:
R. buchholzi
Binomial name
Raiamas buchholzi
(W. K. H. Peters, 1876)[2]
Synonyms
  • Opsaridium buchholzi Peters, 1876
  • Barilius buchholzi (Peters, 1876)
  • Opsaridium fasciatum Vaillant, 1886
  • Barilius kingsleyae Boulenger, 1899

Raiamas buchholzi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the German physician, zoologist and explorer Reinhold Buchholz (1837–1876), who discovered this species in his travels. [3]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Raiamas buchholzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182502A7899131.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182502/7899131. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Raiamas buchholzi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. "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 ☰ Q1103768 entry