Thryssocypris wongrati

Thryssocypris wongrati
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Genus:	Thryssocypris
Species:	T. wongrati
Binomial name
	Thryssocypris wongrati; C. Grudpan & J. Grudpan, 2012

Last updated February 08, 2025

Thryssocypris wongrati is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins.^[1]^[2]^[3] It inhabits the Chao Phraya River and irrigation canals in its basin in Thailand.^[3] Described by Grudpan & Grudpan in 2012,^[3] it has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List as of July 2021.^[3] It has a maximum length among unsexed males of 5.2 centimetres (2.0 in),^[3] and has 9-10 dorsal soft rays, 14-16 anal soft rays and 39-41 vertebrae.^[3] It is considered harmless to humans.^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Prachit Wongrat, of the Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, he was the authors’ first teacher in ichthyology. ^[4]

References

↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Thryssocypris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 February 2025.
↑ Grudpan, C. and J. Grudpan, 2012. Thryssocypris wongrati, a new anchovy-like cyprinid (Cypriniformes) from the Chao Phraya basin, Thailand. Zootaxa 3586:228-235.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Thryssocypris wongrati Grudpan & Grudpan, 2012". Fishbase . Retrieved July 31, 2021.
↑ 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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[Cof_genus-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Thryssocypris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 February 2025.

[2] Grudpan, C. and J. Grudpan, 2012. Thryssocypris wongrati, a new anchovy-like cyprinid (Cypriniformes) from the Chao Phraya basin, Thailand. Zootaxa 3586:228-235.

[fb-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Thryssocypris wongrati Grudpan & Grudpan, 2012". Fishbase . Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[ETYFish-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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