Mesonoemacheilus herrei explained

Mesonoemacheilus herrei is a critically endangered fish described by Teodor T. Nalbant and Banarescu in 1982. It is endemic to India and is currently only recorded within the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in Tamil Nadu.

Named in honor of Albert W. Herre (1868-1962), ichthyologist-lichenologist, who collected the type specimen in 1941.^[1]

References

1. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p) . 17 March 2021 . 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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