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Cheirodon kiliani

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Cheirodon kiliani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Cheirodon
Species:
C. kiliani
Binomial name
Cheirodon kiliani
Campos, 1982

Cheirodon kiliani is a species of fish in the family Characidae endemic to Chile.

Named in honor of Campos' teacher, Ernst Kilian, founding director of Instituto de Zoología, Austral_University_of_Chile, Chile.[1]

References

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  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Cheirodon kiliani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4596A11021071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4596A11021071.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.