Tanichthys kuehnei
| Tanichthys kuehnei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Tanichthyidae |
| Genus: | Tanichthys |
| Species: | T. kuehnei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanichthys kuehnei Bohlen, Dvorák, Thang & Šlechtová, 2018[1]
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Tanichthys kuehnei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the mountain minnow family, Tanichthyidae.[2] It is native to Central Vietnam.[3]
Etymology
The specific name honours the German aquarist Jens Kühne who tried to locate this species in the field.[4]
References
- ^ Jörg Bohlen; Tomáš Dvorák; Ha Nam Thang & Vendula Šlechtová (2019). "Tanichthys kuehnei, new species, from Central Vietnam (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. IEF1081: 1–10. doi:10.23788/IEF-1081.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tanichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "White Clouds Get a New Cousin: Tanichthys kuehnei". Reef To Rainforest Media, LLC | CORAL Magazine | Microcosm Publishing. 9 January 2020.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (24 January 2025). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 6 March 2025.