Biology:Triplophysa angeli
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| Triplophysa angeli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Triplophysa |
| Species: | T. angeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Triplophysa angeli (P. W. Fang, 1941)[1]
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Triplophysa angeli is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is endemic to the Yalong River in Sichuan, China. It grows to 12.9 cm (5.1 in) SL.[1]
Etymology
The specific name honours the herpetologist Fernand Angel (1881–1950) of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, "who was “always interested” (translation) in Fang's work".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Triplophysa angeli" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ↑ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. http://www.etyfish.org/loaches3/. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1041512 entry
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