Biology:Triplophysa angeli

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Triplophysa angeli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. angeli
Binomial name
Triplophysa angeli
(P. W. Fang, 1941)[1]

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. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Triplophysa angeli" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. "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