''Coreius guichenoti'' is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...

in the genus ''

Coreius ''Coreius'' is a genus of cyprinid fish belonging to the subfamily Gobioninae. They are known as gudgeons. This genus is endemic to freshwater habitats in China. It currently contains four recognized species. Species * '' Coreius cetopsis'' ( ...

'' found the upper reaches of the

Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flow ...

in China. Although patronym not identified but clearly in honor of the authors’ colleague, zoologist Antoine Alphone Guichenot (1809-1876), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris).

References

Coreius Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China Taxa named by Henri Émile Sauvage Fish described in 1874 {{Cyprinidae-stub