Microphysogobio jeoni

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Microphysogobio jeoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Gobionidae
Genus: Microphysogobio
Species:
M. jeoni
Binomial name
Microphysogobio jeoni
I. S. Kim & Yang, 1999

Microphysogobio jeoni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. [1] This fish is endemic to the Korean peninsula. [2]

Named in honor of Sang-Rin Jeon, professor at Sangmyong University (Seoul, Korea), for his contributions to the study of ichthyology in Korea. [3]


References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Microphysogobio". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microphysogobio jeoni". FishBase . November 2016 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf (24 January 2025). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 25 February 2025.