Mesonoemacheilus herrei

Mesonoemacheilus herrei[2] is a critically endangered fish described by Teodor T. Nalbant and Banarescu in 1982.[3][4] It is endemic to India and is currently only recorded within the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in Tamil Nadu.[1]

Mesonoemacheilus herrei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Mesonoemacheilus
Species:
M. herrei
Binomial name
Mesonoemacheilus herrei

Named in honor of Albert W. Herre (1868-1962), ichthyologist-lichenologist, who collected the type specimen in 1941.[5]


References

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  1. ^ a b Abraham, R. (2011). "Mesonoemacheilus herrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172496A6903856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172496A6903856.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Jayaram, K.C. (1999) The freshwater fishes of the Indian region., Narendra Publishing House, Delhi-110006, India. 551 p.
  3. ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ^ FishBase. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 March 2021.