Engraulicypris howesi
| Engraulicypris howesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Genus: | Engraulicypris |
| Species: | E. howesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Engraulicypris howesi Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016[1] | |
Engraulicypris howesi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, the danionins or danios.[1] It inhabits the Kunene River in Angola and Namibia and has a maximum length of 4.3 cm (1.7 inches).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Gordon J. Howes (1938–2013), of the Natural History Museum in London, and whose studies of the osteology of the Danioninae laid the foundations for their modern classification.[3]
References
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Engraulicypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Engraulicypris howesi". 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.