Cheirodon galusdae
| Cheirodon galusdae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Cheirodon |
| Species: | C. galusdae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheirodon galusdae Eigenmann, 1928
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Cheirodon galusdae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Characidae. This species is endemic to Chile.[2]
This species was first formally described in 1982 by the German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann with its type locality given as the Río Locomilla at San Xavier in Chile.[2] It was named in honor of Piedro Galusda, superintendent of the state hatchery at Lautaro, where he planned the collecting of fish during Eigenmann's expedition.[3]
References
- ^ Perez, A. (2024). "Cheirodon galusdae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T4595A176425714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T4595A176425714.en. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (31 August 2025). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily CHEIRODONTINAE Eigenmann 1915 (Cheirodontines)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 27 September 2025.