Crenicichla isbrueckeri
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]
| Crenicichla isbrueckeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Crenicichla |
| Species: | C. isbrueckeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Crenicichla isbrueckeri Ploeg, 1991 | |
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Isaäc J.H. Isbrücker (b. 1944), of the Zoölogisch Museum in Amsterdam.[2]
References
- "Crenicichla isbrueckeri".
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 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.
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