''Pungtungia herzi'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
fish found in Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
Named in honor of German entomologist
Alfred Otto Herz
Alfred Otto Herz (14 October 1856 Hoyerswerda, Silesia – 12 July 1905) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.
He was employed as a collector and preparator by the Otto Staudinger - Andreas Bang-Haas insect deale ...
(1856-1905), who collected the type specimen.
See also
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Brood parasite
Brood parasites are animals that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own ...
References
Pungtungia
Taxa named by Solomon Herzenstein
Fish described in 1892
Brood parasites
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