Characidium japuhybense
| Characidium japuhybense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. japuhybense
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium japuhybense Travassos, 1949
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Characidium japuhybense is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[2] It is native to South America and is found in the coastal streams of southeastern Brazil from the Ilha Grande Bay to Ribeira de Iguape River basin..[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[2]
Etymology
The fishes name in Latin = –ense, the Latin suffix denoting place: Japuhyba (Japuíba), Angra dos Reis, in the Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is the type locality.[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Characidium japuhybense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T186668A1816577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186668A1816577.pt. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium japuhybense". 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.