Labeo dussumieri explained

Labeo dussumieri (Malabar Labeo) is fish in genus Labeo known to occur in west-flowing rivers of the Western Ghats.[1] Earlier Sri Lankan population was considered as the same species as L. dussumieri, recent phylogenetic and physiological differences suggest that Sri Lankan population is a distinct species, Labeo heladiva..[2]

Named in honor of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), French voyager and merchant, whose account of this species is the basis of Valenciennes’ description.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Katwate. Umesh. March 2020. Secretive migrations of Indian freshwater fishes. Hornbill. January - March 2020. 15.
  2. Web site: A review of the genus Labeo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka . Zootaxa 4486(3):201-235. 7 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE . 10 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 6 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506050604/http://etyfish.org/cypriniformes7/ . dead .

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