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Acanthogobio

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Acanthogobio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Acanthogobio
Herzenstein, 1892
Species:
A. guentheri
Binomial name
Acanthogobio guentheri

Acanthogobio guentheri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China. It is found only in the Yellow and Sinin Rivers and is the only recognized species in its genus. It can reach a length of up to 20 cm.[1]

It is named in honor of the German-born British ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Acanthogobio guentheri summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.