Biology:Brittanichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Brittanichthys Géry, 1965 |
Brittanichthys is a genus of characins endemic to the Rio Negro basin in South America. The currently described species are:
- Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965
- Brittanichthys myersi Géry, 1965
Etymology
The genus Brittanichthys is named in honor of ichthyologist Martin Ralph Brittan (1922-2008), Sacramento State College, California, who discovered both species.
The species Brittanichthys axelrodi is named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927-2017), whose T.F.H. Fund sponsored the expedition that collected the type specimen.
The species Brittanichthys myersi is named in honor of Stanford University ichthyologist George S. Myers (1905-1985), “a long-time student of South American fishes”[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Brittanichthys in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes4/.
Wikidata ☰ Q4971578 entry
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