Leptocypris lujae
| Leptocypris lujae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
| Genus: | Leptocypris |
| Species: | L. lujae
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptocypris lujae | |
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Leptocypris lujae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.[2] This fish is found in the Congo River up to the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Luxembourgian botanist-entomologist Édouard-Pierre Luja (1875–1953), who as a resident of Kasai, Zaire collected the holotype specimen.[4]
References
- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Leptocypris lujae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182253A7843499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182253A7843499.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Leptocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptocypris lujae". FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ^ 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.