Hora razorbelly minnow

Hora razorbelly minnow
Salmostoma horai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Chedrinae
Genus: Salmostoma
Species:
S. horai
Binomial name
Salmostoma horai
(Silas, 1951)
Synonyms
  • Chela horai Silas, 1951
  • Salmophasia horai (Silas, 1951)

The Hora razorbelly minnow or Hora's razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma horai) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Salmostoma.[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Indian ichthyologist Sunder Lal Hora (1896–1955), the Director, of the Zoological Survey of India.[3]

References

  1. ^ Abraham, R. (2011). "Salmostoma horai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172339A6871677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172339A6871677.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Menon, A.G.K., 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.