# Opsaridium boweni

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***Opsaridium boweni*** is a species of [ray-finned fish](/source/Ray-finned_fish) in the family [Danionidae](/source/Danionidae). It is found in the [Lulua River](/source/Lulua_River) in [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo).[2]

## Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ornithologist [Wilfrid Wedgwood Bowen](/source/Wilfrid_Wedgwood_Bowen) (1899–1987), who collected the holotype specimen and several others which he obtained while a member of the [Gray African Expedition](/source/Gray_African_Expedition).[3]

## References

1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). ["Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)"](http://www.etyfish.org/danionidae/). *The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database*. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

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