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Poropuntius krempfi

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Poropuntius krempfi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Poropuntius
Species:
P. krempfi
Binomial name
Poropuntius krempfi
Synonyms
  • Barbus krempfi Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934
  • Acrossocheilus krempfi (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934)
  • Lissochilus krempfi (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934)

Poropuntius krempfi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius from the Red River drainage in Vietnam and Yunnan, and from the Ma River drainage in Vietnam and Laos.[1]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of French marine biologist Armand Krempf (1879–?), it was he who supplied the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris) with many specimens from Indo-China.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2012). "Poropuntius krempfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166972A1158452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166972A1158452.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poropuntius krempfi". FishBase.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily CYPRININAE Rafinesque 1815 (Carps)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 November 2024.