Thryssocypris wongrati
Species of fish
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Thryssocypris wongrati is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins.[1][2][3] It inhabits the Chao Phraya River and irrigation canals in its basin in Thailand.[3] Described by Grudpan & Grudpan in 2012,[3] it has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List as of July 2021.[3] It has a maximum length among unsexed males of 5.2 centimetres (2.0 in),[3] and has 9-10 dorsal soft rays, 14-16 anal soft rays and 39-41 vertebrae.[3] It is considered harmless to humans.[3]
| Thryssocypris wongrati | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Genus: | Thryssocypris |
| Species: | T. wongrati |
| Binomial name | |
| Thryssocypris wongrati C. Grudpan & J. Grudpan, 2012 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Prachit Wongrat, of the Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, he was the authors’ first teacher in ichthyology. [4]
