Rasbora meinkeni is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Rasbora from Sumatra.
| Rasbora meinkeni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Rasbora |
| Species: | R. meinkeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rasbora meinkeni de Beaufort, 1931[1] | |
The fish is named in honor of aquarist/ichthyologist Herrmann Meinken (1896-1976), who gave de Beaufort a this species in the form of a breeding pair on which description is based. [2]
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