Bigspot barb
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| Bigspot barb | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbodes |
| Species: | B. dunckeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbodes dunckeri (C. G. E. Ahl, 1929)
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Barbodes dunckeri,[2] the bigspot barb or clown barb, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Malay Peninsula where it inhabits clear streams and acidic swamps. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3] It was described by Ernst Ahl in 1929,[4] but was first recognized as a distinct species by Georg Duncker in 1905.[5]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific epithet honors Georg Duncker, a German ichthyologist and curator at the Zoological Museum of Hamburg.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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