Glanidium ribeiroi

Glanidium ribeiroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Genus: Glanidium
Species:
G. ribeiroi
Binomial name
Glanidium ribeiroi
Haseman, 1911
Synonyms
  • Glanidium riberoi Haseman, 1911

Glanidium ribeiroi is a species of driftwood catfish in the family Auchenipteridae. It is found in the Iguaçu River basin in South America.

Description

Glanidium ribeiroi reaches a standard length of 22.0 cm (8.7 in).

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874-1939), who was Secretary of the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Glanidium ribeiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022 e.T186592A1815437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186592A1815437.pt. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glanidium ribeiroi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families ASPREDINIDAE, DORADIDAE, AUCHENIPTERIDAE, CRANOGLANIDIDAE and ICTALURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.