Opsaridium loveridgii

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Opsaridium loveridgii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Chedrinae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. loveridgii
Binomial name
Opsaridium loveridgii
(Norman, 1922)
Synonyms [2]
  • Barilius loveridgiiNorman, 1922

Opsaridium loveridgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is found only in Tanzania. [3] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of British herpetologist-ornithologist Arthur Loveridge (1891–1980), who presented the holotype specimen to the British Museum of Natural History. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Vreven, E. (2006). "Opsaridium loveridgii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T60449A12367999. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60449A12367999.en . Retrieved 17 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 loveridgii". 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.


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