Opsaridium leleupi

Opsaridium leleupi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Chedrinae
Genus:	Opsaridium
Species:	O. leleupi
Binomial name
Opsaridium leleupi (Matthes, 1965)
Synonyms [2]
Barilius leleupiMatthes, 1965

Opsaridium leleupi is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is found in the upper Lualaba River in Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of entomologist Narcisse Leleup (1912–2001), of the Institut pour la Recherche Scientifique en Afrique Centrale, who collected the holotype specimen . ^[4]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Opsaridium leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182110A7802551. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182110A7802551.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Opsaridium". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsaridium leleupi". FishBase . October 2024 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.