Characidium lanei
| Characidium lanei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. lanei
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium lanei Travassos, 1967
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Characidium lanei is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[1] It is native to South America and is found in the coastal basins of southeastern Brazil and the Ribeira de Iguape River basin.[1]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of the John Lane (1905– 1963), a Brazilian medical entomologist who collected the holotype specimen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium lanei". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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