Squalidus wolterstorffi

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Squalidus wolterstorffi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Squalidus
Species:
S. wolterstorffi
Binomial name
Squalidus wolterstorffi
(Regan, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Gobio wolterstorffi

Squalidus wolterstorffi is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to southeastern China. [2]

Named in honor of German geologist, herpetologist and curator Willy Wolterstorff (1864–1943), who "received" fishes from China collected by Martin Kreyenberg, including type specimen of this species. [3]


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References

  1. Zhao, H.H. (2011). "Squalidus wolterstorffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T166163A6185241. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166163A6185241.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalidus wolterstorffi". FishBase . November 2016 version.
  3. 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.