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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