Biology:Metaloricaria nijsseni

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Metaloricaria nijsseni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Metaloricaria
Species:
M. nijsseni
Binomial name
Metaloricaria nijsseni
Isbrücker, 1975

Metaloricaria nijsseni is a species of armored catfish endemic to Suriname where it occurs in the Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn River basins. This species grows to a length of 29.5 centimetres (11.6 in) SL.[1]

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of Han Nijssen (1935-2013), of the Zoölogisch Museum.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Metaloricaria nijsseni" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes3/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2886317 entry