Sarcocheilichthys davidi

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Sarcocheilichthys davidi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Gobionidae
Genus: Sarcocheilichthys
Species:
S. davidi
Binomial name
Sarcocheilichthys davidi
(Sauvage, 1878)
Synonyms [1]
  • Tylognathus davidiSauvage, 1878
  • Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis davidi(Sauvage, 1878)

Sarcocheilichthys davidi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae. the gudgeons. [1] This species is endemic to China. [2]

It is named in honor of the Catholic missionary and zoologist Armand David (1826-1900), who collected the type specimen. [3]


References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sarcocheilichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sarcocheilichthys davidi". 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 3 March 2025.