Biology:Klausewitzia

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Short description: Species of fish

Klausewitzia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Klausewitzia
Géry, 1965
Species:
K. ritae
Binomial name
Klausewitzia ritae
Géry, 1965

Klausewitzia ritae is a species of South American darter (family Crenuchidae) found in the upper Amazon River basin at the Peruvian/Brazil ian border. It is the only member of the genus Klausewitzia.

The fish is named in honor of Rita Klausewitz (d. 1995), the wife of ichthyologist Wolfgang Klausewitz.[1]


References

  1. "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2023. https://etyfish.org/crenuchidae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3764334 entry