Glanidium ribeiroi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Auchenipteridae |
Genus: | Glanidium |
Species: | G. ribeiroi
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Binomial name | |
Glanidium ribeiroi
Haseman, 1911
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Glanidium ribeiroi is a species of driftwood catfish in the family Auchenipteridae. It is found in the Iguaçu River basin in South America.
Glanidium ribeiroi reaches a standard length of 22.0 cm (8.7 in). [2]
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. [3]