Biology:Fangfangia spinicleithralis

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Fangfangia spinicleithralis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Fangfangia
Britz, Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2012
Species:
F. spinicleithralis
Binomial name
Fangfangia spinicleithralis
Britz, Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2012

Fangfangia spinicleithralis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Indonesia where it is found in the peat swamp forests of Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo. It is the only member of its genus. The genus name Fangfangia honors the Chinese-Swedish ichthyologist Fang Fang Kullander (1962-2010), who specialized in the study of cyprinid fishes.[1]

References

  1. Britz, R., Kottelat, M. & Tan, H.H. (2012): Fangfangia spinicleithralis, a new genus and species of miniature cyprinid from Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (4) [2011]: 327-335.

Wikidata ☰ Q137855 entry