Characidium lagosantense
| Characidium lagosantense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. lagosantense
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium lagosantense Travassos, 1947)
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Characidium lagosantense is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[2] It is native to South America and is found in the Das Velhas River basin in the São Francisco River drainage in Brazil.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 4.1 cm (1.6 in).[2]
Etymology
The fishes name in Latin = –ense, which is the Latin suffix denoting place: Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which is the type locality.[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Characidium lagosantense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T187267A1825624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187267A1825624.pt. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium lagosantense". 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.