Yalu River Gudgeon

Mesogobio lachneri is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Yalujiang River in Asia.

Etymology

Named in honor of Ernest A. Lachner (1916-1996), curator of fishes at the U.S. National Museum, for facilitating the senior author’s visits to several museums in the United States.^[1]

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Mesogobio lachneri" in FishBase. December 2012 version.