Apionichthys sauli

Apionichthys sauli is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[1] It was described by Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos in 2003. It inhabits the Orinoco and Meta rivers in South America. It reaches a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in).[1]

Apionichthys sauli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Apionichthys
Species:
A. sauli
Binomial name
Apionichthys sauli

The species epithet "sauli" was given in honour of William G. Saul, a former curator in the ichthyology department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, credited as one of the collectors of the type material for the species.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Apionichthys sauli" in FishBase. July 2019 version.


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