Crenicichla vaillanti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Crenicichla |
Species: | C. vaillanti
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Binomial name | |
Crenicichla vaillanti
Pellegrin, 1904
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Crenicichla vaillanti is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Essequibo and Mana River basins. This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in). [1]
The fish is named in honor of Pellegrin’s mentor and boss, Léon Vaillant (1834-1914) a zoologist at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. [2]
Crenicichla vaillanti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Crenicichla |
Species: | C. vaillanti
|
Binomial name | |
Crenicichla vaillanti
Pellegrin, 1904
|
Crenicichla vaillanti is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Essequibo and Mana River basins. This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in). [1]
The fish is named in honor of Pellegrin’s mentor and boss, Léon Vaillant (1834-1914) a zoologist at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. [2]