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Curculionichthys oliveirai

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Curculionichthys oliveirai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Curculionichthys
Species:
C. oliveirai
Binomial name
Curculionichthys oliveirai
(Roxo, Zawadzki & Troy, 2014)
Synonyms
  • Hisonotus oliveirai

Curculionichthys oliveirai[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to South America, where it occurs in tributaries of the Ivaí River in Brazil. The species reaches 3 cm (1.2 inches) SL and was named for Claudio Oliveira, a professor from São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, after his contributions to the studies of Neotropical freshwater fishes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Curculionichthys oliveirai (Roxo, Zawadzki & Troy, 2014)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Curculionichthys oliveirai". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24.