Acestridium martini
| Acestridium martini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Acestridium |
| Species: | A. martini |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestridium martini | |
Acestridium martini is a species freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[3] This catfish is found in the Rio Negro drainage system in Brazil and Colombia and the upper Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).[4] The specific name honors the Venezuelan ichthyologist Felipe José Martín Salazar, in recognition of his contributions to Neotropical ichthyology.[5]
References
- 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Acestridium martini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T164511939A164511948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164511939A164511948.en. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acestridium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Retzer, Michael E.; Leo G. Nico; and Francisco Provenzano R. (1999). "Two new species of Acestridium (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from southern Venezuela, with observations on camouflage and color change". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 10 (4): 313–326.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestridium martini". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scarpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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