Biology:Glanidium cesarpintoi

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Short description: Species of driftwood catfish

Glanidium cesarpintoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Genus: Glanidium
Species:
G. cesarpintoi
Binomial name
Glanidium cesarpintoi
R. Ihering, 1928

Glanidium cesarpintoi is a species of driftwood catfishes found in the Mogi-guassú River basin of São Paulo, Brazil in South America. This species reaches a length of 9.6 cm (3.8 in).[1]

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of colleague Cesar Pinto (1896-1964), a helminthologist, in gratitude for his assistance and his hospitality during Ihering’s studies in São Paulo, Brazil.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Glanidium cesarpintoi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Soares-Porto, L.M., 1998. Monophyly and interrelationships of the Centromochlinae (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). p. 331-350. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS.

Wikidata ☰ Q5484438 entry