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Triplophysa farwelli

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Species of fish

Triplophysa farwelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Triplophysa
Species: T. farwelli
Binomial name
Triplophysa farwelli
(Hora, 1935)
Synonyms

Nemachilus farwelli Hora, 1935

Triplophysa farwelli is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is found in Iran and the Helmand River drainage in Afghanistan.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Major Arthur Evelyn Farwell (1898-1976), the Military Attaché to the British Legation at Kabul, Afghanistan. It was he who sent the type specimen to the Bombay Natural History Society.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triplophysa farwelli". FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (r-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Triplophysa farwelli


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