Rasbora meinkeni explained

Rasbora meinkeni is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Rasbora from Sumatra.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of aquarist/ichthyologist Herrmann Meinken (1896-1976), who gave de Beaufort a this species in the form of a breeding pair on which description is based. [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family SUNDADANIONIDAE and DANIONIDAE . 6 April 2022 . 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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