Curculionichthys sabaji explained

Curculionichthys sabaji is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the Xingu River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 2.4 cm (0.9 inches) SL.[1] It was described in 2015 by Fábio Fernandes Roxo, Gabriel Souza da Costa e Silva, Luz E. Orrego, and Claudio Oliveira, alongside the description of the genus Curculionichthys to include several species formerly classified in the genus Hisonotus.[2]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021. Froese. Rainer. Pauly. Daniel. Curculionichthys sabaji. live. FishBase. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184512/https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Curculionichthys-sabaji.html . 2022-01-31 .
  2. Roxo FF, Silva GSC, Ochoa LA, Oliveira C (2015) Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys 534: 103-134.
  3. Web site: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos) . 21 November 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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