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Pectenocypris nigra

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Pectenocypris nigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Pectenocypris
Species:
P. nigra
Binomial name
Pectenocypris nigra
Wibowo, Ahnelt & Kertamihardja, 2016

Pectenocypris nigra is a species of small ray-finned fish from the minnow and carp family, Cyprinidae. It is known only from the very acidic, peaty swamps in central Sumatra. It has a blackish strip along the flanks of its body which is unique in the genus Pectenocypris.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wibowo, A., Ahnelt, H. & Kertamihardja, E.S. (2016): Pectenocypris nigra, a new danionine species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae) from Sumatra (Indonesia). Acta Biologica Turcica, 29 (4): 137-142.