Xenophysogobio boulengeri

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Xenophysogobio boulengeri
Xenophysogobio boulengeri (10.3897-zse.98.80547) Figure 10.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Gobionidae
Genus: Xenophysogobio
Species:
X. boulengeri
Binomial name
Xenophysogobio boulengeri
(T. L. Tchang, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Gobiobotia boulengeriT. L. Tchang, 1929

Xenophysogobio boulengeri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. [1] This species of gudgeon is endemic to China. [2]

Named in honor of George A. Boulenger (1858–1937), who provided "some guidance" (translation) in the completion of Tchang's paper. [3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Xenophysogobio". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenophysogobio boulengeri". 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 5 March 2025.