Saxatilia sveni is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Orinoco River basin, in the Llanos of Venezuela and Colombia. This species reaches a length of 25 cm (9.8 in).[2]
| Saxatilia sveni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Saxatilia |
| Species: | S. sveni
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| Binomial name | |
| Saxatilia sveni (Ploeg, 1991)
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| Synonyms | |
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Crenicichla sveni | |
The fish is named in honor of "Swedish cichlidologist” Sven O. Kullander (b. 1952) of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, because of his contributions to the further knowledge of the genus Crenicichla.[3]
References
edit- ^ Mesa-Salazar, L. (2022). "Crenicichla sveni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T176001535A176001544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176001535A176001544.en. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crenicichla sveni". FishBase. September 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 August 2024). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 10.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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