Metaloricaria nijsseni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Metaloricaria |
Species: | M. nijsseni
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Binomial name | |
Metaloricaria nijsseni
Isbrücker, 1975
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Metaloricaria nijsseni is a species of armored catfish endemic to Suriname where it occurs in the Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn River basins. This species grows to a length of 29.5 centimetres (11.6 in) SL. [1]
The catfish is named in honor of Han Nijssen (1935-2013), of the Zoölogisch Museum. [2]
Metaloricaria nijsseni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Metaloricaria |
Species: | M. nijsseni
|
Binomial name | |
Metaloricaria nijsseni
Isbrücker, 1975
|
Metaloricaria nijsseni is a species of armored catfish endemic to Suriname where it occurs in the Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn River basins. This species grows to a length of 29.5 centimetres (11.6 in) SL. [1]
The catfish is named in honor of Han Nijssen (1935-2013), of the Zoölogisch Museum. [2]