Glanidium cesarpintoi
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]
| Glanidium cesarpintoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Genus: | Glanidium |
| Species: | G. cesarpintoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Glanidium cesarpintoi R. Ihering, 1928 | |
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
- Froese, Rainer; 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.
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