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Acnodon normani

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Acnodon normani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Acnodon
Species:
A. normani
Binomial name
Acnodon normani
Gosline, 1951

Acnodon normani, the sheep-pacu, is a species of serrasalmids found in South America. It is found in the Amazon, the Xingu and Tocantins River basins in Brazil. This species reaches a length of 19.9 cm (7.8 in).[1]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist J. R. (John Roxborough) Norman (1898–1944), of the British Museum of Natural History, to honor him for his attention to the serrasalmids.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acnodon normani". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  • Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 23 cm.