Raiamas ansorgii
| Raiamas ansorgii | |
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| Barilius ansorgii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
| Genus: | Raiamas |
| Species: | R. ansorgii |
| Binomial name | |
| Raiamas ansorgii | |
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Raiamas ansorgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas. It is endemic to the Cuanza River in Angola.[3][1]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of English explorer and collector William John Ansorge (1850–1913), who collected the holotype specimen.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Da Costa, L. (2007). "Raiamas ansorgii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T63297A12640435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63297A12640435.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Raiamas ansorgii". FishBase.
- ↑ Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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