Crenicichla vaillanti
Appearance
Crenicichla vaillanti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Crenicichla |
Species: | C. vaillanti
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Binomial name | |
Crenicichla vaillanti Pellegrin, 1904
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Crenicichla vaillanti is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Essequibo and Mana River basins. This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in).[1]
The fish is named in honor of Pellegrin’s mentor and boss, Léon Vaillant (1834-1914) a zoologist at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Crenicichla vaillanti".
- ^ 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.