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Saurogobio dumerili

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Saurogobio dumerili
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Saurogobio
Species:
S. dumerili
Binomial name
Saurogobio dumerili
Bleeker, 1871
Synonyms
  • Saurogobio dorsalis

Saurogobio dumerili is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China.[1]

Named in honor of Auguste Duméril (1812–1870), herpetologist and ichthyologist, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who invited Bleeker to examine Chinese cyprinids in the museum’s collection.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Saurogobio dumerili". FishBase. November 2016 version.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 5 March 2021.