Xenophysogobio boulengeri

Xenophysogobio boulengeri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China.[1]

Xenophysogobio boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Xenophysogobio
Species:
X. boulengeri
Binomial name
Xenophysogobio boulengeri
(T. L. Tchang, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Gobiobotia boulengeri

Named in honor of George A. Boulenger (1858-1937), who provided “some guidance” (translation) in the completion of Tchang’s paper.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Xenophysogobio boulengeri" in FishBase. November 2016 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 March 2021.