Hypsibarbus oatesii
| Hypsibarbus oatesii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypsibarbus |
| Species: | H. oatesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypsibarbus oatesii (Boulenger, 1893)
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| Synonyms | |
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Barbus oatesii Boulenger, 1893[2] | |
Hypsibarbus oatesii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the carp and minnow family, the Cyprinidae. It is found in the southern Shan Hills in Myanmar in the Salween River. It is caught for food in subsistence fisheries.[1] The specific name honours Eugene William Oates who collected the type specimen.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rainboth, W. (2012). "Hypsibarbus oatesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T174509A1416554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T174509A1416554.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Hypsibarbus oatesii (Boulenger, 1893)". Fishbase. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily CYPRININAE (f-l)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 December 2017.