Crenicichla britskii

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Crenicichla britskii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species:
C. britskii
Binomial name
Crenicichla britskii
S. O. Kullander, 1982

Crenicichla britskii is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Paraná River basin, in the Paraná River drainage upstream from Guaira, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[1]

The fish is named in honor of of the Universidade de São Paulo, for his help arranging excursions during Kullander’s stay in São Paulo, which during the type specimen was collected.[2]


References[]

  1. ^ https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Crenicichla-britskii.html
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  • Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.


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