Poropuntius krempfi
Species of fish
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Poropuntius krempfi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius from the Red River drainage in Vietnam and Yunnan, and from the Ma River drainage in Vietnam and Laos.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Poropuntius |
| Species: | P. krempfi |
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| Poropuntius krempfi | |
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of French marine biologist Armand Krempf (1879–?), it was he who supplied the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris) with many specimens from Indo-China.[4]
