Eirmotus octozona
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| Eirmotus octozona | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Eirmotus |
| Species: | E. octozona |
| Binomial name | |
| Eirmotus octozona Schultz, 1959 | |
Eirmotus octozona is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, a diverse family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.[2] This species is thought to be found in southern Peninsular Malaysia, but its range is uncertain as it is only known from the aquarium trade.[1]
It was first formally described in 1959 by the American ichthyologist Leonard Peter Schultz, with its type locality given as Bueng Boraphet in central Thailand.[2] This is likely to be an error as there is no suitable habitat, peat swamp, for Eirmotus species at this location, and it has not been recorded there since.[1] Like other species in the genus Eirmotus, of which this is the type species,[3] this is a small fish with a maximum published standard length of 3.6 cm (1.4 in).[4]
