Neoplecostomus selenae
| Neoplecostomus selenae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Neoplecostomus |
| Species: | N. selenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoplecostomus selenae Zawadzki, Pavanelli & Langeani, 2008 | |
Neoplecostomus selenae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil. This species grows to a length of 10.17 centimetres (4.00 in) SL.
The fish is named in honor of Selena Canhoto Zawadzki, Cláudio Henrique Zawadzki’s daughter.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neoplecostomus selenae". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 November 2021.