Metaloricaria nijsseni
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Metaloricaria |
| Species: | M. nijsseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Metaloricaria nijsseni | |
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Metaloricaria nijsseni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Suriname where it is found in the drainages of the Corantijne, Sipaliwini, Nickerie, Saramacca and Suriname rivers.[1] This species reaches a maximum standard length 29.5 cm (11.6 in).[3]
M. nijsseni was first formally described as Harttia nijsseni in 1976 by the Dutch ichthyologist Marinus Boeseman with its type locality given as the Sipaliwini River in southwestern Suriname.[2] The specific name honors the Dutch ichthyologist Han Nijssen of the Zoölogisch Museum, Amsterdam in recognition of his work on Neotropical catfishes.[4]
References
- ^ a b Ballen, G.A. (2023). "Metaloricaria nijsseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T176217712A176217719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176217712A176217719.en. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Metaloricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Metaloricaria nijsseni". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scarpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 25 January 2026.