Apionichthys rosai
Appearance
Apionichthys rosai | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Achiridae |
Genus: | Apionichthys |
Species: | A. rosai
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Binomial name | |
Apionichthys rosai R. T. C. Ramos, 2003
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Apionichthys rosai is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[1] It was described by Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos in 2003. It is found in the Amazon River. It reaches a maximum standard length of 3.5 cm (1.4 in).[1]
The species epithet "rosai" was given in honour of Ricardo de Sousa Rosa, a marine scientist at the Federal University of Paraíba in Brazil.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Apionichthys rosai" in FishBase. July 2019 version.