Paratanakia himantegus chii

Paratanakia himantegus chii is a subspecies of fish[1] native to southern China including Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, and introduced to Taiwan.[citation needed]

Paratanakia himantegus chii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Paratanakia
Species:
Subspecies:
P. h. chii
Trinomial name
Paratanakia himantegus chii
Miao, 1934
Synonyms
  • Tanakia himantegus chii Miao, 1934

Etymology

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Named in honor of Chen-Ju Ch’i, Director of Bureau of Education of Honan [now Henan] Province, China, for his “kind support” of the author’s study of Kiangsu fishes.[2]


References

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  1. ^ "Paratanakia himantegus chii - Wikispecies".
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 March 2021.