Oxynoemacheilus shehabi

Oxynoemacheilus shehabi is a species of stone loach from the upper Orontes in southern Syria.[1]

Oxynoemacheilus shehabi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. shehabi
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus shehabi
Freyhof & Geiger, 2021)

The fish is named in honor of Adwan Shehab (1967–2015). Adwan was killed in the streets of Dara’a as a result of the conflict in Syria.[2]


References

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  1. ^ Freyhof, Jörg; Geiger, Matthias F. (2021-01-18). "Oxynoemacheilus shehabi , a new nemacheilid loach from the upper Orontes in southern Syria (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Zootaxa. 4908 (4): 571–583. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.4.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756606. S2CID 232338609.
  2. ^ 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 2 December 2021.