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Characidium vidali

Characidium vidali
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Characidium
Species:
C. vidali
Binomial name
Characidium vidali
Travassos, 1967

Characidium vidali is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[2] It is native to South America and is found in the northeastern tributaries of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of geologist-paleontologist Nei Vidal, of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro [3]

References

  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Characidium vidali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T187205A1824694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187205A1824694.pt. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium vidali". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  3. ^ 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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