Sinigarra napoense is a species of labeonin cyprinid fish known only from Guangxi Province, China. This species grows to a length of 8.73 centimetres (3.44 in) in standard length (SL). This species is the only known member of its genus.
Sinigarra napoense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Sinigarra E. Zhang & W. Zhou, 2012 |
Species: | S. napoense
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Binomial name | |
Sinigarra napoense E. Zhang & W. Zhou, 2012
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The generic name is derived from the Latin Sinae, meaning China, and the labeonin genus Garra. The specific epithet is derived from Napo County, the type locality.
References
edit- Zhang, E & Zhou, W. (2012): Sinigarra napoense, a new genus and species of labeonin fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi Province, South China. Zootaxa, 3586: 17–25.