Metaloricaria nijsseni is a species of armored catfish endemic to Suriname where it occurs in the Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn River basins. This species grows to a length of 29.5 centimetres (11.6 in) SL.[1]
Metaloricaria nijsseni | |
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Conservation status | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
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Tribe: | Harttiini |
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Species: | M. nijsseni |
Binomial name | |
Metaloricaria nijsseni Isbrücker, 1975 | |
The catfish is named in honor of Han Nijssen (1935-2013), of the Zoölogisch Museum.[2]
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