Characidium hasemani
| Characidium hasemani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. hasemani
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium hasemani Steindachner, 1915
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Characidium hasemani is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters.[2] This species is found in the Amazon and Essequibo river systems in Brazil and Guyana, it also occurs in the Orinoco but its occurrencein this system has yet to be formally documented.[1]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]Characidium hasemani has the specific name hasemani and this honors the American zoologist, and collector of specimens for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, John D. Haseman, the collector the holotype.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Characidium hasemani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T162748467A162748476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T162748467A162748476.en. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Characidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium hasemani". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (1 May 2025). "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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