Decorus lemassoni explained

Decorus lemassoni is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Ma River basin in Laos, the Red River basin in Vietnam, and Yunnan province in China.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of aquatic engineer Jean L. Lemasson, the Chief of the Fishing and Hunting Service in Hanoi, Vietnam, who collected the holotype specimen.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE Bleeker 1859 (Labeos) . 10 November 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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