Biology:Tanichthys kuehnei

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Short description: Species of fish

Tanichthys kuehnei
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Tanichthys
Species:
T. kuehnei
Binomial name
Tanichthys kuehnei
Bohlen, Dvorák, Thang & Šlechtová, 2018[1]

Tanichthys kuehnei is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes.[1] It is native to Central Vietnam.[2]

The specific name honours the German aquarist Jens Kühne who tried to locate this species in the field.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jörg Bohlen; Tomáš Dvorák; Ha Nam Thang; Vendula Šlechtová (2019). "Tanichthys kuehnei, new species, from Central Vietnam (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters IEF1081: 1–10. doi:10.23788/IEF-1081. 
  2. "White Clouds Get a New Cousin: Tanichthys kuehnei". 9 January 2020. https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2020/01/09/white-clouds-get-a-new-cousin-tanichthys-kuehnei/. 
  3. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 18 October 2020. http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes14/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q96407810 entry