Cyclocheilichthys janthochir

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Genus: Cyclocheilichthys
Species: Cyclocheilichthys janthochir

Name

Cyclocheilichthys janthochir (Bleeker, 1854)

Syntypes: BMNH 1866.5.2.145 (1); RMNH 4959 (1).

Type locality: Kapuas River, Pontianak, Borneo, Indonesia.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination of jantho (Latinized from the Greek ianthinus for violet) and chir, a part from cheiros, meaning hand/fin, for the violet coloured pectoral fin of the species (see: ETYFish Project).

Synonymy

Systomus janthochir Bleeker, 1854

Vernacular names

Nederlands: Violethandige Kringlipkarper

References

Bleeker, P.; 1854: Zevende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Zoetwatervisschen van Sambas, Pontianak en Pangaron [sic, Pengaron]. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, 5: 427–462. BHL Reference page.