Acanthogobio guentheri
Species of fish
Acanthogobio guentheri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Gobioninae |
Genus: | Acanthogobio Herzenstein, 1892 |
Species: | A. guentheri |
Binomial name | |
Acanthogobio guentheri Herzenstein, 1892 |
Acanthogobio guentheri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China. It is only found in the Yellow and Sinin Rivers, and is the only recognized species in its genus. It reaches up to a length of 20 cm.[1]
Named in honor of the German-born British ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914).[2]
References
- ^ "Acanthogobio guentheri summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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