Acanthogobio guentheri
Acanthogobio guentheri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China. It is only found in the Yellow and Sinin Rivers, and is the only recognized species in its genus. It reaches up to a length of 20 cm.[1]
| Acanthogobio guentheri | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 Herzenstein, 1892 | |
Named in honor of the German-born British ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914).[2]
References
- "Acanthogobio guentheri summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- 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.
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