Hollandichthys
| Hollandichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hollandichthys C. H. Eigenmann, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Tetragonopterus multifasciatus C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900
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Hollandichthys is a genus of characins endemic to rivers and streams in southern and southeastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul to Rio de Janeiro. These are small fish that reach up to 9.6 cm (3.8 in) in standard length.[1] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Hollandichthys multifasciatus (C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900)
- Hollandichthys taramandahy Bertaco & L. R. Malabarba, 2013[2]
Genus named for zoologist-paleontologist William J. Holland (1848-1932), Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hollandichthys". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ a b A new species of the characid genus Hollandichthys Eigenmann from coastal rivers of southern Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes) with a discussion on the diagnosis of the genus. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 767-778.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE (h-t)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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