Parasqualidus

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Parasqualidus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Parasqualidus
A. Doi, 2000
Species:
P. maii
Binomial name
Parasqualidus maii
A. Doi, 2000
Synonyms

(Species)

  • Squalidus maii(Doi, 2000)

Parasqualidus is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to Vietnam. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Parasqualidus maii.

Named in honor of Mai Dinh Yên (b. 1933), Hanoi Science University. [2]


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References

  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Squalidus maii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T188018A1845820. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T188018A1845820.en . Downloaded on 26 December 2017.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 March 2021.