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Klausewitzia

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Klausewitzia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Klausewitzia
Géry, 1965
Species:
K. ritae
Binomial name
Klausewitzia ritae
Géry, 1965

Klausewitzia ritae is a species of South American darter (family Crenuchidae) found in the upper Amazon River basin at the Peruvian/Brazilian border. It is the only member of the genus Klausewitzia.

The fish is named in honor of Rita Klausewitz (d. 1995), the wife of ichthyologist Wolfgang Klausewitz.[1]


References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Klausewitzia ritae". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2023). "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 December 2023.