Biology:Saurogobio dumerili

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Saurogobio dumerili
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Saurogobio
Species:
S. dumerili
Binomial name
Saurogobio dumerili
Bleeker, 1871
Synonyms
  • Saurogobio dorsalis Y.-T. Chu, 1932

Saurogobio dumerili is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons.[1] This species is endemic to China.[2]

Named in honor of Auguste Duméril (1812–1870), herpetologist and ichthyologist, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who invited Bleeker to examine Chinese cyprinids in the museum’s collection.[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Saurogobio". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Saurogobio. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Saurogobio dumerili" in FishBase. November 2016 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf (24 January 2025). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. https://etyfish.org/gobionidae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q613614 entry