Chela macrolepis
Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Danionidae
Subfamilia: Danioninae
Genus: Chela
Species: Chela macrolepis
Name
[edit]Chela macrolepis Knight & Rema Devi, 2014
Type locality: India: Tamil Nadu: Chembarampakkam Lake, 13°00'11" N 80°05'03" E.
Etymology: The species name is a compound noun, formed on the Greek macro (= large) and lepis (= scale), so named because it has larger scales than Chela atpar.
References
[edit]- Knight, J.D.M. & Rema Devi, K. 2014. Chela macrolepis, a new species of cyprinid fish from southern India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 25(2): 159–166. Reference page.