Opsaridium
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Opsaridium is a genus of cyprinid
fish found in Africa
. There are currently 12 species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. There are currently 12 species in this genus.
Species
- Opsaridium boweni (FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1930) - Opsaridium engrauloides (NicholsJohn Treadwell NicholsJohn Treadwell Nichols was an American ichthyologist.-Biography:Nichols was born as son of John White Treadwell Nichols in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1906 he studied vertebrate zoology at Harvard College where he graduated to Bachelor of Arts...
, 1923) - Opsaridium leleupi (Matthes, 1965)
- Opsaridium loveridgiiOpsaridium loveridgiiOpsaridium loveridgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Tanzania.Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.-References:* Vreven, E. 2005. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
(Norman, 1922) - Opsaridium maculicauda (PellegrinJacques PellegrinJacques Pellegrin was a French zoologist.Pellegrin was born in Paris, and studied natural history. In 1894 he became assistant chairman of zoology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, replacing Léon Vaillant .He got his doctorates in medicine and science...
, 1926) - Opsaridium microcephalumOpsaridium microcephalumOpsaridium microcephalum is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.-Source:...
(Günther, 1864) - Opsaridium microlepis (Günther, 1864) (Lake Salmon)
- Opsaridium peringueyiOpsaridium peringueyiOpsaridium peringueyi, the Southern dwarf minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish found in the countries of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland....
(Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913) (Southern Barred Minnow) - Opsaridium splendensOpsaridium splendensOpsaridium splendens is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Burundi and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Ntakimazi, G. 2005. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
Taverne & De Vos, 1997 - Opsaridium tweddleorumOpsaridium tweddleorumThe Dwarf Sanjika is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Malawi and Mozambique.Its natural habitat is rivers.-References:* Vreven, E. 2005. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
P. H. Skelton, 1996 (Dwarf Sanjika) - Opsaridium ubangiense (PellegrinJacques PellegrinJacques Pellegrin was a French zoologist.Pellegrin was born in Paris, and studied natural history. In 1894 he became assistant chairman of zoology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, replacing Léon Vaillant .He got his doctorates in medicine and science...
, 1901) - Opsaridium zambezense (W. K. H. PetersWilhelm PetersWilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens...
, 1852) (Barred minnow)