Cetopsorhamdia iheringi is a species of three-barbeled catfishes native to the upper reaches of the Paraná and São Francisco River basins in Brazil.[2] This species reaches a length of 11.1 cm (4.4 in).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Cetopsorhamdia |
| Species: | C. iheringi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cetopsorhamdia iheringi Schubart & A. L. Gomes, 1959
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Rodolpho von Ihering (1883–1939), the founder of the Estação Experimental de Biologia e Piscicultura in Piraçununga, Brazil, who was a pioneer in the study and the culture of Brazilian freshwater fishes.[4]
References
edit- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Cetopsorhamdia iheringi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T186487A1813797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186487A1813797.pt. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli (2003). "Heptapteridae (Heptapterids)". In R.E. Reis; S.O. Kullander; and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre, Brasil: EDIPUCRS. pp. 406–431.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cetopsorhamdia iheringi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families HEPTAPTERIDAE, PHREATOBIIDAE, PIMELODIDAE and PSEUDOPIMELODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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