Leptocypris lujae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Danionidae |
Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
Genus: | Leptocypris |
Species: | L. lujae |
Binomial name | |
Leptocypris lujae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Leptocypris lujae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. [2] This fish is found in the Congo River up to the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. [3]
The fish is named in honor of Luxembourgian botanist-entomologist Édouard-Pierre Luja (1875–1953), who as a resident of Kasai, Zaire collected the holotype specimen. [4]