Hypsibarbus oatesii
| Hypsibarbus oatesii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypsibarbus |
| Species: | H. oatesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypsibarbus oatesii (Boulenger, 1893)
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| Synonyms | |
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Barbus oatesii Boulenger, 1893[2] | |
Hypsibarbus oatesii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the carp and minnow family, the Cyprinidae. It is found in the southern Shan Hills in Myanmar in the Salween River. It is caught for food in subsistence fisheries.[1] The specific name honours Eugene William Oates who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rainboth, W. (2012). "Hypsibarbus oatesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T174509A1416554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T174509A1416554.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypsibarbus oatesii". FishBase. December 2017 version.
- ^ "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily CYPRININAE Rafinesque 1815 (Carps)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.