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Biwia springeri

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Biwia springeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Gobionidae
Genus: Biwia
Species:
B. springeri
Binomial name
Biwia springeri
Synonyms
  • Abbottina springeri Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1973

Biwia springeri, the Korean dwarf gudgeon, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Biwia found in North and South Korea.[2]

Named in honor of ichthyologist Victor G. Springer (b. 1928), U.S. National Museum, who collected the type specimen.[3]


References

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  1. ^ Lyons, T.J. (2023). "Biwia springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T197733161A219317509. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T197733161A219317509.en. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Biwia springeri". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf (24 January 2025). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 21 February 2025.