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Opsaridium boweni

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Opsaridium boweni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Chedrinae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. boweni
Binomial name
Opsaridium boweni
Fowler, 1930 [2]

Opsaridium boweni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is found in the Lulua River in Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of ornithologist Wilfrid Wedgwood Bowen (1899–1987), who collected the holotype specimen and several others which he obtained while a member of the Gray African Expedition.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Opsaridium boweni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182771A7964991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182771A7964991.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Opsaridium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsaridium boweni". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.