Apollo shark at Bueng Chawak Aquarium in Suphanburi, Thailand

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Series: Otophysi
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Danioninae
Genus: Luciosoma
Species: Luciosoma bleekeri

Name

Etymology: Named after Pieter Bleeker, who contributed much to the knowledge of Southeast Asian ichthyology.

Vernacular names

English: Apollo shark
ไทย: ปลาซิวอ้าว, ปลาอ้ายอ้าว, ปลาซิวควาย
中文: 布氏梭大口魚

References

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