Barbodes pyrpholeos
| Barbodes pyrpholeos | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbodes |
| Species: | B. pyrpholeos
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbodes pyrpholeos H. H. Tan & Husana, 2021
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Barbodes pyrpholeos is a species of cave‑dwelling cyprinid fish endemic to Mindanao in the southern Philippines. It is the first troglobitic cyprinid recorded from the Philippines and only the second known cave‑dwelling species of Barbodes in the Sundaic region. The species was described in 2021 by Tan Heok Hui and Daniel Edison M. Husana.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet pyrpholeos combines the Greek pyr ("fire") and pholeos ("cave"), referring to the species' fiery red fins and cave‑dwelling lifestyle.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Tan, H.H.; Husana, D.E.M. (2021). "Barbodes pyrpholeos, new species, the first cave-dwelling cyprinid fish in the Philippines, with redescription of B. montanoi (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 69: 309–323. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2021-0054.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
External links
- Original description (PDF)