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Abbottina
Abbottina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae,[1] the carps and minnows. They are native to eastern Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam).[2] The genus was named for the American zoologist James Fisher Abbott, student at Stanford University and later professor of English at Naval Academy Etajima and of zoology at Washington University in St. Louis.[3][4]
| Abbottina | |
|---|---|
| Abbottina rivularis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobioninae |
| Genus: | Abbottina D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Abbottina psegma Jordan & Fowler 1903 | |
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
- Abbottina binhi Nguyễn, 2001[2]
- Abbottina lalinensis Huang & Li, 1995
- Abbottina liaoningensis K. J. Qin, 1987
- Abbottina obtusirostris (H. W. Wu & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931)
- Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855) - Chinese false gudgeon
References
- ^ "Genus Abbottina Jordan & Fowler 1903". FishWisePro. 1903. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Abbottina species list. FishBase. 2011.
- ^ Jordan, David Starr & H.W.Fowler. A review of the cyprinoid fishes of Japan. 1903. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. volume 26. page 835.[1]
- ^ Jordan, David Starr Jordan. Days of a Man. 1922. volume 2. pages 37-38