Osteochilus bleekeri
| Osteochilus bleekeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilus |
| Species: | O. bleekeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilus bleekeri Kottelat, 2008 | |
Osteochilus bleekeri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Borneo and Sumatra.[1]
Etymology
Named in honor of Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878), who reported this species as Rohita triporos (=O. [Neorohita] microcephalus) in 1852.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus bleekeri". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 February 2021.