Fangfangia (original) (raw)

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Monotypic genus of ray-finned fish

Fangfangia
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Sundadanionidae
Genus: FangfangiaBritz, Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2012
Species: F. spinicleithralis
Binomial name
**Fangfangia spinicleithralis**Britz, Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2012

Fangfangia is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sundadanionidae, the tiny danios.[2] The only species in the genus is Fangfangia spinicleithralis a species endemic to Indonesia where it is found in the peat swamp forests of Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo. The genus name Fangfangia honors the Chinese-Swedish ichthyologist Fang Fang Kullander, who specialized in the study of cyprinid fishes.[3]

  1. ^ Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Fangfangia spinicleithralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T91003379A91003413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T91003379A91003413.en. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sundadanionidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. ^ Britz, R.; Kottelat, M. & Tan, H.H. (2011). "Fangfangia spinicleithralis, a new genus and species of miniature cyprinid from Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 22 (4): 327–335.