Kronichthys heylandi

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Kronichthys heylandi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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K. heylandi
Binomial name
Kronichthys heylandi
(Boulenger, 1900)

Kronichthys heylandi is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in coastal streams between Santos and Rio de Janeiro. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.

The fish is named in honor of civil engineer (1849-1944), who collected the type specimen and presented the specimen to the British Museum to be described.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 November 2021.


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