Avalithoxus jantjae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Superfamily: | Loricarioidea |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: |
Avalithoxus Lujan, Armbruster & Lovejoy, 2018 |
Species: | A. jantjae
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Binomial name | |
Avalithoxus jantjae
Lujan, 2008
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Synonyms | |
Lithoxus jantjae |
Avalithoxus jantjae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Venezuela where it occurs in the Ventuari River above the Tencua Falls. [1] This species grows to a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. It is the only species in its genus. [2]
The generic name derives from ava meaning "grandmother" and Lithoxus, the genus where it was formerly placed, as an allusion to its basal position. The specific name honours Lujan's mother Jeanne, known as Jantje. [3]
Avalithoxus jantjae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Superfamily: | Loricarioidea |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: |
Avalithoxus Lujan, Armbruster & Lovejoy, 2018 |
Species: | A. jantjae
|
Binomial name | |
Avalithoxus jantjae
Lujan, 2008
| |
Synonyms | |
Lithoxus jantjae |
Avalithoxus jantjae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Venezuela where it occurs in the Ventuari River above the Tencua Falls. [1] This species grows to a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. It is the only species in its genus. [2]
The generic name derives from ava meaning "grandmother" and Lithoxus, the genus where it was formerly placed, as an allusion to its basal position. The specific name honours Lujan's mother Jeanne, known as Jantje. [3]