''Osteochilus ingeri'' is a species of

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Etymology

It was named in honor of Robert F. Inger (1920-2019), from the

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(Chicago), who collected type.

References

Taxa named by Jaranthada Karnasuta Fish described in 1993 i {{Cyprininae-stub