Characidium timbuiense
| Characidium timbuiense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. timbuiense
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium timbuiense Travassos, 1946
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Characidium timbuiense is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[2] It is native to South America and is found in the Timbuí River basin in Espírito Santo, Brazil.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[2]
Etymology
The fishes name in Latin suffix denoting place = ense, : from the Timbuí River basin, in Espírito Santo, Brazil, where the type locality which is Córrego Valsungana, which is a tributary is located.[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Characidium timbuiense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T187310A1826269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187310A1826269.pt. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium timbuiense". 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.