''Fangfangia spinicleithralis'' is a
species
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of
cyprinid
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fish
endemic
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to
Indonesia
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where it is found in the
peat swamp
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Peat ...
forest
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s of
Kalimantan Tengah,
Borneo
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. It is the only member of its genus. The genus name ''Fangfangia'' honors the Chinese-Swedish ichthyologist
Fang Fang Kullander (1962-2010), who specialized in the study of cyprinid fishes.
[Britz, R., Kottelat, M. & Tan, H.H. (2012): Fangfangia spinicleithralis, ''a new genus and species of miniature cyprinid from Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).'' Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (4) ]011
The following is a list of different international call prefixes that need to be dialled when placing an international telephone call from different countries.
Countries by international prefix
Countries using optional carrier selection cod ...
327-335.
References
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Fish of Indonesia
Fish described in 2012
Taxa named by Ralf Britz
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