Gymnocypris eckloni is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China.
Gymnocypris eckloni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Gymnocypris |
Species: | G. eckloni
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Binomial name | |
Gymnocypris eckloni Herzenstein, 1891[1]
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Named in honor of F. L. Ecklon, one of Nikolai Przhevalsky’s assistants during his second trip to Tibet, whose services Przhevalsky said were “invaluable”.[2]