Labeobarbus gruveli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is known only from the Dubreka River in Guinea.

Labeobarbus gruveli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. gruveli
Binomial name
Labeobarbus gruveli
(Pellegrin, 1911)
Synonyms

Barbus gruveliPellegrin, 1911

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of French biologist Jean Abel Gruvel (1870–1941), who collected holotype specimen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lalèyè, P. (2010). "Barbus gruveli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T181929A7766291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181929A7766291.en.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily TORINAE Karaman 1971 (Large Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 November 2024.