Hollandichthys Explained

Hollandichthys is a genus of characins endemic to rivers and streams in southern and southeastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul to Rio de Janeiro. These are small fish that reach up to in standard length. The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Hollandichthys multifasciatus (C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900)
• Hollandichthys taramandahy Bertaco & L. R. Malabarba, 2013^[1]

Genus named for zoologist-paleontologist William J. Holland (1848-1932), Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/NIv11n04/NIv11n4-767-778.pdf A new species of the characid genus Hollandichthys Eigenmann from coastal rivers of southern Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes) with a discussion on the diagnosis of the genus.
2. Web site: Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE (h-t) . 27 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 30 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210930031820/http://etyfish.org/characiformes5/ . dead .