Mesonoemacheilus herrei

Mesonoemacheilus herrei
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Mesonoemacheilus
Species:	M. herrei
Binomial name
Mesonoemacheilus herrei Nalbant & Bănărescu, 1982

Mesonoemacheilus herrei ^[2] is a critically endangered fish described by Teodor T. Nalbant and Banarescu in 1982. ^{[3] [4]} It is endemic to India and is currently only recorded within the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in Tamil Nadu. ^[1]

Etymology

Named in honor of Albert W. Herre (1868-1962), ichthyologist-lichenologist, who collected the type specimen in 1941. ^[5]

References

1. Abraham, R. (2011). "Mesonoemacheilus herrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172496A6903856. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172496A6903856.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Jayaram, K.C. (1999) The freshwater fishes of the Indian region., Narendra Publishing House, Delhi-110006, India. 551 p.
3. Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
4. FishBase. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14
5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 March 2021.