Alburnoides damghani

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Alburnoides damghani
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnoides
Species:
A. damghani
Binomial name
Alburnoides damghani

Alburnoides damghani, commonly known as Damghan riffle minnow, is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. The fish is found in the Damghan River. [1]

Etymology

The specific name damghani is named after the city of Damghan. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Roudbar, A.J.; Eagderi, S.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Coad, B.W. & Bogutskaya, N.G. (2016). "A molecular approach to the genus Alburnoides using COI sequences data set and the description of a new species, A. damghani, from the Damghan River system (the Dasht-e Kavir Basin, Iran) (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)". ZooKeys. 579: 157-181.
  2. "Alburnoides damghani". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2024-04-08.