Schultzites
| Schultzites | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Schultzites Géry, 1964 |
| Species: | S. axelrodi
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| Binomial name | |
| Schultzites axelrodi Géry, 1964
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Schultzites is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Schultzites axelrodi, which is endemic to Colombia, where it is found in the upper Meta River basin.
Schultzites Géry 1964 named in honor of Leonard P. Schultz (1901-1986), Curator of Fishes, U. S. National Museum, for his “tremendous ichthyological works”.
Schultzites axelrodi Géry 1964 was named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927-2017), whose Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine published this description and several others by Jacques Géry.[2]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzites axelrodi". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Usma, S.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Schultzites axelrodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T175971499A175971508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T175971499A175971508.en. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 December 2023). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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