Leptocypris weynsii

Leptocypris weynsii s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.^[2] This fish is found in the lower, central and upper Congo River basin and Pool Malebo in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.^[3]

Leptocypris weynsii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Chedrinae
Genus:	Leptocypris
Species:	L. weynsii
Binomial name
Leptocypris weynsii (Boulenger, 1899)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Barilius weynsii Boulenger, 1899

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Belgian explorer Auguste F. G. Weyns (1854–1944), who was the one who collected the holotype specimen.^[4]