Rasbora meinkeni
| Rasbora meinkeni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Rasbora |
| Species: | R. meinkeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rasbora meinkeni de Beaufort, 1931[2] | |
Rasbora meinkeni is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Rasbora from Sumatra.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of aquarist/ichthyologist Herrmann Meinken (1896-1976), who gave de Beaufort a this species in the form of a breeding pair on which description is based. [3]
References
- ^ Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Rasbora meinkeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T91073625A91073629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T91073625A91073629.en. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rasbora meinkeni". FishBase.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family SUNDADANIONIDAE and DANIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.