Nipponocypris temminckii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Nipponocypris |
| Species: | N. temminckii
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Nipponocypris temminckii, the dark chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[1][2] It inhabits China, Japan and Korea[2] and has a maximum length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1858), the director of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden, the Netherlands incidentally, Temminck did not name this species after himself; Schlegel wrote the description and used the name, yet the publication in which it appeared is credited to both authors. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Metzia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nipponocypris temminckii". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE Günther 1868 (Sharpbellies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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