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Chagunius baileyi

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Chagunius baileyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Chagunius
Species:
C. baileyi
Binomial name
Chagunius baileyi

Chagunius baileyi is a species of freshwater fish of the genus Chagunius found in Myanmar and Thailand in the Salween and Sittaung rivers.[1] The specific name of this fish honours the American ichthyologist Reeve Maclaren Bailey who was the co-chair of Walter Rainboth's Ph.D committe at the University of Michigan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Allen, D.J. (2012). "Chagunius baileyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181228A1711298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181228A1711298.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chagunius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf (27 December 2024). "amily CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE Bleeker 1863 (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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