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Mesonoemacheilus herrei
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Mesonoemacheilus
Species:	M. herrei
Binomial name
Mesonoemacheilus herrei Nalbant & Bănărescu, 1982

Mesonoemacheilus herrei is a critically endangered fish described by Teodor T. Nalbant and Banarescu in 1982. It is endemic to India and is currently only recorded within the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in Tamil Nadu.

Named in honor of Albert W. Herre (1868-1962), ichthyologist-lichenologist, who collected the type specimen in 1941.

References

1. ^ Abraham, R. (2011). "Mesonoemacheilus herrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172496A6903856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172496A6903856.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Jayaram, K.C. (1999) The freshwater fishes of the Indian region., Narendra Publishing House, Delhi-110006, India. 551 p.
3. Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
4. FishBase. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14
5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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