Characidium vidali
| Characidium vidali | |
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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. vidali
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium vidali Travassos, 1967
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Characidium vidali is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[1] It is native to South America and is found in the northeastern tributaries of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of geologist-paleontologist Nei Vidal, of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro [2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium vidali". 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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