Sturisoma graffini
| Sturisoma graffini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Sturisoma |
| Species: | S. graffini
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| Binomial name | |
| Sturisoma graffini | |
Sturisoma graffini[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Madre de Dios River basin in Peru. It was described in 2018 by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro on the basis of its distinctive coloration and morphology.[2] Its specific name, graffini, honors the singer and evolutionary biologist Greg Graffin.[3] FishBase does not yet list this species.
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Greg Graffin (b. 1964), “lead singer of the punk rock band Bad Religion, Ph.D. in Zoology, part time life sciences, palaeontology and evolution professor at University of California, Los Angeles and Cornell University.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sturisoma graffini Londoño-Burbano, 2018". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro. (2018). A new species of Sturisoma (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Madre de Dios River basin, Peru, with a key to all congeners and comments on the type series of Sturisoma rostratum: A NEW STURISOMA FROM THE UPPER AMAZON BASIN. Journal of Fish Biology. 92. 10.1111/jfb.13560.
- ^ "Sturisoma graffini • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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