Curculionichthys sabaji
| Curculionichthys sabaji | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Curculionichthys |
| Species: | C. sabaji |
| Binomial name | |
| Curculionichthys sabaji | |
Curculionichthys sabaji is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is found in the basin of the Xingu River in Brazil. This species reaches a standard lengthof 2.4 cm (0.94 in).[2] C. sabaji was first formally described in 2015 by Fábio Fernandes Roxo, Gabriel de Souza da Costa e Silva, Luz Eneida Ochoa Orrego and Claudio Oliveira with its type locality given as the Municipality of Altamira, Rio 13 de Maio, Rio Curuá, in the Rio Iriri drainage in the state of Pará at 8°43'41"S, 55°01'38"W.[3][1]
Etymology
The catfish is named in honor of Mark Sabaj Pérez (b. 1969), the Collection Manager, Ichthyology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, for his dedication and contributions to study of Neotropical fishes, especially those from the rio Xingu basin.[4]
References
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Curculionichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Curculionichthys sabaji". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ Fábio F. Roxo; Gabriel de Souza da Costa e Silva; Luz Eneida Ochoa Orrego; Claudio Oliveira (2015). "Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". ZooKeys (534): 103–134. Bibcode:2015ZooK..534..103R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.534.6169. PMC 4669939. PMID 26668550.
- ↑ Christopher Scarpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 3 April 2026.