Paratanakia himantegus chii

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Acheilognathidae
Genus: Paratanakia
Species: Paratanakia himantegus chii

Name

Paratanakia himantegus chii Miao, 1934

• Holotype: SSCN 13182.

Type locality: Lanchie, Upper Tsien Tang River, Chinkiang, Jiangsu Province, China.

Etymology: The subspecific name chii was given in honor of Chen-Ju Ch’i, Director of Bureau of Education of Honan [now Henan] Province, China, for his “kind support” of the author’s study of Kiangsu fishes.

References

• Chang, C.-H., Shao, Y.T., Fu, W.-C., Anraku, K., Lin, Y.-S. & Yan, H.Y., 2015: Differentiation of visual spectra and nuptial colorations of two Paratanakia himantegus subspecies (Cyprinoidea: Acheilognathidae) in response to the distinct photic conditions of their habitats. Zoological Studies, 54 :43. DOI: 10.1186/s40555-015-0121-z Reference page. 
• Miao, C.-P. 1934. Notes on the fresh-water fishes of the southern part of Kiangsu I. Chinkiang. Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) 10(3): 111–244. Reference page.