Metzia bounthobi

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Metzia
Species: Metzia bounthobi

Name

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Metzia bounthobi Shibukawa, Phousavanh, Phongsa & Iwata, 2012

Holotype: NIFI 4680 (previously NUOL P 4060). Paratypes (9): NSMT P 105977 (2); NULFA P 715 (1, c&s), P 716 (1); NUOL P 4034 (2), P 4074 (1), P 4902 (2, c&s).

Type locality: Mekong basin in Sopvan, Nyoi District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR, 20°36.5'N, 102°39.1'E. [1]

Etymology: The specific name bounthobi is in honour of Bounthob Praxaysombath (NUOL), who was the leading researcher performing the field surveys throughout the NUOL-NEF project on 2007–2010. Eight of all 10 type series of the new species were brought from the project surveys.

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Vernacular names

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ລາວ: Pa tep thob