Hemiculter krempfi explained

Hemiculter krempfi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemiculter. It is known only from the Cai River in Khanh Hoa Province and the Da Rang River in Phu Yen Province of central Vietnam. Here it is found mainly over sand substrates and is infrequently encountered in fish markets.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of French marine biologist Armand Krempf (1879–?), of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography in Vietnam, who collected the holotype specimen.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE Günther 1868 (Sharpbellies) . 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.