Biology:Nannoplecostomus eleonorae

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Nannoplecostomus eleonorae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Genus:
Nannoplecostomus

A. C. Ribeiro, F. C. T. Lima & E. H. L. Pereira, 2012
Species:
N. eleonorae
Binomial name
Nannoplecostomus eleonorae
A. C. Ribeiro, F. C. T. Lima & E. H. L. Pereira, 2012

Nannoplecostomus eleonorae is a species of armored catfish known only from the upper Rio Tocantins basin in the Brazil ian state of Goiás. This species grows to a length of 2.22 centimetres (0.87 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus and the smallest loricariid catfish known.[1][2]

The fish was named in honor of Brazilian biospeleologist Eleonora Trajano, for her contributions to the knowledge of the diversity of Brazilian troglobitic fishes, including the fishes of the karst area of São Domingos, where this catfish is found.[3]


References

  1. Ribeiro, A.C., Lima, F.C.T. & Pereira, E.H.L. (2012): A New Genus and Species of a Minute Suckermouth Armored Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Tocantins Drainage, Central Brazil: The Smallest Known Loricariid Catfish. Copeia, 2012 (4): 637-647.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nannoplecostomus eleonorae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "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 ☰ Q13655981 entry