Chela khujairokensis

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Chela khujairokensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Chela
Species:
C. khujairokensis
Binomial name
Chela khujairokensis
Arunkumar, 2000 [2]
Synonyms

Laubuca khujairokensis

Chela khujairokensis is a danionins fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to India.

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References

  1. Singh, L. (2010). "Laubuca khujairokensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2010: e.T168357A6482149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168357A6482149.en . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Chela khujairokensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.