Petilipinnis

Petilipinnis is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. Its only species is Petilipinnis grunniens, a fish found in the drainage systems of the Amazon, Cuyuni and Essequibo Rivers in Guyana, eastern Venezuela and northern Brazil.

Petilipinnis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Petilipinnis
Casatti, 2002
Species:
P. grunniens
Binomial name
Petilipinnis grunniens
Synonyms[2]
  • Corvina grunniens Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843

References

  1. Chao, L. & Lima, F. (2020). "Petilipinnis grunniens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T143618728A143619535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T143618728A143619535.en. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Petilipinnis grunniens" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
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