Percocypris regani
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| Percocypris regani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Percocypris |
| Species: | P. regani |
| Binomial name | |
| Percocypris regani (T. L. Tchang, 1935) | |
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Percocypris regani is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.[1] It inhabits China.[2]
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943) of the Natural History Museum in London, who among his many interests he studied the fishes of Yunnan, China.[3]
