Bario steindachneri is a species of characin from Brazil and Peru. It is the only member of the genus Bario. It is found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range in a tropical climate.[4]

Bario steindachneri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Bario
G. S. Myers, 1940
Species:
B. steindachneri
Binomial name
Bario steindachneri

Bario steindachneri can reach the maximum recorded length of about 9 cm (3.5 in) as an unsexed male.[4] It is found in the Amazon River basin of South America.[4][5]

The fish is named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919), who originally described this species in 1891 but unwittingly used a name that already been used.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Bario steindachneri (Eigenmann, 1893)". ITIS Standard Report Page. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Bario steindachneri 祕魯巴西脂鯉". AnimalDiversityWeb. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Bario steindachneri (Sarjatetra)". Zipcode Zoo. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Bario steindachneri (Eigenmann, 1893)". Fish Base. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Bario steindachneri". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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