Biology:Apistoloricaria laani
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Apistoloricaria |
| Species: | A. laani
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| Binomial name | |
| Apistoloricaria laani Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1988
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Apistoloricaria laani is a species of armored catfish endemic to Colombia where it is found in the Meta River basin. This species grows to a length of 13.0 centimetres (5.1 in) SL.
Etymology
The catfish is named in honor of Louis André van der Laan, of the Zoölogisch Museum in Amsterdam.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Apistoloricaria laani" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes3/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3764890 entry
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