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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| Subfamily: | |
| 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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