Hemiculter krempfi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemiculter. It is known only from the Cai River in Khanh Hoa Province and the Da Rang River in Phu Yen Province of central Vietnam. Here it is found mainly over sand substrates and is infrequently encountered in fish markets.[1]
| Hemiculter krempfi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
| Genus: | Hemiculter |
| Species: | H. krempfi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiculter krempfi | |
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of French marine biologist Armand Krempf (1879–?), of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography in Vietnam, who collected the holotype specimen.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Hemiculter krempfi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T180958A1682267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180958A1682267.en. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE Günther 1868 (Sharpbellies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiculter krempfi". FishBase.
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