Laubuka trevori

Taxonavigation

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: Danionidae
Subfamilia: Danioninae
Genus: Laubuka
Species: Laubuka trevori

Name

Laubuka trevori Knight, 2015

• Holotype: ZSI/SRC F.8903.
• Paratypes: MKC 428 (3).

Type locality: 12°20'11"N, 75°38'03"E, streams in Yemmemadu, Coorg, Karnataka, India.

Etymology: named after Trevor Menezes (21.07.1957–10.12.2010), for his enthusiasm and support to aquarium-fish hobbyists in exploring the Cauvery and Tunga River systems; he died during one such expedition.

References

• Knight, J.D.M. 2015. Description of two new species of Laubuka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from River Cauvery, southern Iandia [sic!]. Zootaxa 4000(5): 518–530. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.5.2 Preview (PDF). Reference page.