Apionichthys sauli
| Apionichthys sauli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Apionichthys |
| Species: | A. sauli
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| Binomial name | |
| Apionichthys sauli R. T. C. Ramos, 2003
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Apionichthys sauli is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[1] It was described by in 2003. It inhabits the Orinoco and Meta rivers in South America. It reaches a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in).[1]
The species epithet "sauli" was given in honour of , a former curator in the ichthyology department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, credited as one of the collectors of the type material for the species.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Apionichthys sauli" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
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