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Isbrueckerichthys alipionis

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Isbrueckerichthys alipionis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Isbrueckerichthys
Species:
I. alipionis
Binomial name
Isbrueckerichthys alipionis
(Gosline, 1947)

Isbrueckerichthys alipionis is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. This species grows to a length of 8.15 centimetres (3.21 in) SL.

The fish's name was derived from Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist Alipio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874-1939).[1]

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Isbrueckerichthys alipionis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.