Triplophysa alexandrae explained

Triplophysa alexandrae is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa endemic to Sichuan, China.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Alexandra Viktorovna Potanina (1843-1893), the wife and traveling companion of Grigory Nikolayaevich Potanin (1835-1920), a Russian explorer of Central Asia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalog of Fishes . Eschmeyer, W. N. . 3 February 2015 . California Academy of Sciences . 24 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (r-y) . 12 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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