Biology:Crenicichla isbrueckeri

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Crenicichla isbrueckeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species:
C. isbrueckeri
Binomial name
Crenicichla isbrueckeri
Ploeg, 1991

Crenicichla isbrueckeri is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Amazon River basin and in the Aripuanã River basin. This species reaches a length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in).[1]

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Isaäc J.H. Isbrücker (b. 1944), of the Zoölogisch Museum in Amsterdam.[2]

References

  • Ploeg, A., 1991. Revision of the South American cichlid genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840, with description of fifteen new species and consideration on species groups, phylogeny and biogeography (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae). Univ. Amsterdam, Netherlands,153 p. Ph.D. dissertation.


Wikidata ☰ Q247308 entry