Triplophysa angeli

Triplophysa angeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species:
T. angeli
Binomial name
Triplophysa angeli
(P. W. Fang, 1941)

Triplophysa angeli is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is endemic to the Yalong River in Sichuan, China. It grows to 12.9 cm (5.1 in) SL.

Etymology

The specific name honours the herpetologist Fernand Angel (1881–1950) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, "who was "always interested" (translation) in Fang's work".

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa angeli". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. ↑ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.