Beaufortia kweichowensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cypriniformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes

Familia: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Beaufortia
Species (11): B. cyclica – B. huangguoshuensis – B. intermedia – B. kweichowensis – B. leveretti – B. liui – B. niulanensis – B. pingi – B. polylepis – B. szechuanensis – B. zebroida

Species inquirenda et incertae sedis (1): B. buas

Name

  • Beaufortia Hora, 1932: 318

Type species: Gastromyzon leveretti Nichols & Pope, 1927, by original designation.

Etymology: named after Dr. Lieven F. de Beaufort, Dutch ichthyologist.

References

Primary references

  • Hora, S.L. 1932. Classification, bionomics and evolution of homalopterid fishes. Records of the Indian Museum 12(2): 263–330 + pls. 10-12.
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