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Hoplomyzon cardosoi

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Species of fish

Hoplomyzon cardosoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Aspredinidae
Genus: Hoplomyzon
Species: H. cardosoi
Binomial name
Hoplomyzon cardosoi
Carvalho, Reis & Friel, 2017

Hoplomyzon cardosoi, is a species of fish from the genus Hoplomyzon. The species was originally described by Tiago P. Carvalho, Roberto E. Reis and John P. Friel in 2017

Description

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is a miniature species of banjo catfish from Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. They have a length between 1.5 and 1.9 mm

Distribution and habitat

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is endemic to the Maracaibo Basin in the Zulia State in Venezuela

Etymology

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is named after Alexandre Rodrigues Cardoso

References

  1. ^ Tiago P. Carvalho; Roberto E. Reis; John P. Friel (2017). "A new species of Hoplomyzon (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela: osteological description using high-resolution computed microtomography of a miniature species". Neotropical Ichthyology. 15 (1). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20160143. ISSN 1679-6225. Wikidata Q104455635.
  2. "Hoplomyzon cardosoi Carvalho, Reis & Friel, 2017". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.

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Taxon identifiers
Hoplomyzon cardosoi


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