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Characidium timbuiense

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Characidium timbuiense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Characidium
Species:
C. timbuiense
Binomial name
Characidium timbuiense
Travassos, 1946

Characidium timbuiense is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[1] It is native to South America and is found in the Timbuí River basin in Espírito Santo, Brazil.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[1]

Etymology

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The fishes name in Latin suffix denoting place = ense, : from the Timbuí River basin, in Espírito Santo, Brazil, where the type locality which is Córrego Valsungana, which is a tributary is located.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium timbuiense". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  2. ^ 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.