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Characidium alipioi

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Characidium alipioi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Characidium
Species:
C. alipioi
Binomial name
Characidium alipioi
Travassos, 1955

Characidium alipioi is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[1] It is native to South America and is found in the Paraíba do Sul River basin in Brazil.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[1]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and ichthyologist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro (1874–1939), who founded the fish collection at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro's National Museum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium alipioi". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2024.