Template:Did you know nominations/Balkhash perch

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:27, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Balkhash perch[edit]

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... that Karl Kessler's 1874 description of the Balkhash perch as a new species was based on specimens collected on Alexander von Schrenk's expedition to Turkestan in 1842? Source: "The discovery of the Balkash perch has a long history. Some were caught in 1842 during the expedition of Alexander von Schrenk to the Semiretchie (Seven Rivers) in eastern Turkestan. Specimens were conveyed to the depository of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where they were later rediscovered by academic Alexander Strauch. Professor Strauch forwarded these specimens to Karl Ferdinand[sic] Kessler, who described them as a new fish species (Kessler 1874)."[1]

Reviewed: This is my fourth DYK nomination

5x expanded by William Avery (talk). Self-nominated at 12:37, 12 March 2017 (UTC).

Has been expanded >5x within the 7-day limit, and is now long enough for DYK too. There seems to be little chance of a copyvio, if Earwig's tool is any indication. Article is well-written, neutral, and uses lots of inline citations, as per the guidelines. Hook is short enough and cited in the article. I can't read the cited book ("Biology of Perch") b/c Google Books tells me I've reached my viewing limit, but I think it's reasonable to assume that the content in the hook is in there. Therefore, I think this is good to go. Everymorning (talk) 02:02, 16 March 2017 (UTC)