Metaloricaria nijsseni
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Metaloricaria |
Species: | M. nijsseni
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Binomial name | |
Metaloricaria nijsseni Isbrücker, 1975
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Metaloricaria nijsseni is a species of armored catfish endemic to Suriname where it occurs in the Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn River basins. This species grows to a length of 29.5 centimetres (11.6 in) SL.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The catfish is named in honor of Han Nijssen (1935-2013), of the Zoölogisch Museum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Metaloricaria nijsseni". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 February 2022.