Characidium boavistae
| Characidium boavistae | |
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| preserved specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. boavistae
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium boavistae Steindachner, 1915
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Characidium boavistae is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[3] It is native to South America and is found in the tributaries of Lake Maracaibo, the Orinoco River basin and the northern tributaries of the Amazon basin.[3]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[3]
Etymology
The fishes specific name, boavistae, means of Boa Vista, capital of Brazilian state of Roraima, on western bank of Rio Branco, the type locality of the holotype.[4]
References
- ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Characidium boavistae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T162748376A162748420. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T162748376A162748420.en. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Characidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium boavistae". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ 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.