Isbrueckerichthys duseni

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Isbrueckerichthys duseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Isbrueckerichthys
Species:
I. duseni
Binomial name
Isbrueckerichthys duseni

Isbrueckerichthys duseni is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. This species grows to a length of 9.88 centimetres (3.89 in) SL.

The fish is named in honor of Karl Hjalmar Dusén (1855-1926) a Swedish botanist and explorer, who collected the type specimen.[1]


References[edit]

  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.