Paracanthobrama
| Paracanthobrama | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Bleeker, 1864[1] |
| Species: | P. guichenoti |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker, 1864[1] | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Paracanthobrama is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae. the gudgeons.[1] The only species in the genus is Paracanthobrama guichenoti,[2] a species which is endemic to China.[3]
Named in honor of Antoine Alphone Guichenot (1809-1876), assistant naturalist at Musée du Jardin des Plantes a Paris.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gobionidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paracanthobrama". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracanthobrama guichenoti year-2025". FishBase.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (24 January 2025). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 25 February 2025.