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Aaptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Rainboth, W.J. (1991). Aaptosyax grypus, a new genus and species of large piscivorous cyprinids from the middle Mekong River. <em>Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.</em> 38(3): 231-237.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Cypriniformes
family
Cyprinidae
genus
Aaptosyax
species
Aaptosyax grypus

Name

Synonyms
Aptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991
Homonyms
Aaptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991
Common names
Giant salmon carp in English
Pa sanak in language.
Pa sanak gnai in language.
Sanak in Estonian
Sanak in language.
Sanak asijský in Czech
曲鯉 in language.
Mekong Giant Salmon Carp in English
Pa Sanaag in Thai
Pa Sanak Nyai in Lao

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  3. Rainboth, W.J. (1991). Aaptosyax grypus, a new genus and species of large piscivorous cyprinids from the middle Mekong River. <em>Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.</em> 38(3): 231-237.
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