Apionichthys seripierriae

Apionichthys seripierriae is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[1] It was described by Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos in 2003. It is found in the Amazon River. It reaches a maximum standard length of 8.8 cm (3.5 in).[1]

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

The species epithet "seripierriae" was given in honour of Dione Seripierri, the head librarian at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo in Brazil.[1]

References

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


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