Opsaridium loveridgii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
| Genus: | Opsaridium |
| Species: | O. loveridgii
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| Binomial name | |
| Opsaridium loveridgii (Norman, 1922)
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Opsaridium loveridgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is found only in Tanzania.[3] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of British herpetologist-ornithologist Arthur Loveridge (1891–1980), who presented the holotype specimen to the British Museum of Natural History.[4]
References
- ^ Vreven, E. (2006). "Opsaridium loveridgii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60449A12367999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60449A12367999.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Opsaridium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsaridium loveridgii". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ 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.