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Opsaridium boweni

Opsaridium boweni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is found in the Lulua River in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Opsaridium boweni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Chedrinae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. boweni
Binomial name
Opsaridium boweni
Fowler, 1930 2

Opsaridium boweni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is found in the Lulua River in Democratic Republic of the Congo.3

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ornithologist Wilfrid Wedgwood Bowen (1899–1987), who collected the holotype specimen and several others which he obtained while a member of the Gray African Expedition.4

References

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Opsaridium boweni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T182771A7964991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182771A7964991.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Opsaridium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsaridium boweni". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  4. 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.