Labeo macmahoni explained
Labeo macmahoni is fish in genus Labeo from the drainage of the River Dasht in Pakistan.[1] This species reaches a length of 25cm (10inches).
Etymology
The fishes namesake is not identified; but probably is in honor of the British diplomat and Indian Army officer Arthur Henry McMahon (1862-1949), who was responsible in asking Zugmayer to establish a collection of marine fishes for a national museum in Quetta, Pakistan [2]
References
- Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p.
Notes and References
- Ciccotto, P.J. & Page, L.M. (2016): Revised diagnosis of the genus Gonorhynchus McClelland (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Labeonini) with redescription of G. latius (Hamilton) and revalidation of G. wattanah (Sykes). Zootaxa, 4127 (3): 471–492.
- Web site: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE Bleeker 1859 (Labeos) . 24 September 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 7 September 2023.