Acestridium martini
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| Acestridium martini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Acestridium |
| Species: | A. martini |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestridium martini | |
Acestridium martini is a species freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[3] This catfish is found in the Rio Negro drainage system in Brazil and Colombia and the upper Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).[4] The specific name honors the Venezuelan ichthyologist Felipe José Martín Salazar, in recognition of his contributions to Neotropical ichthyology.[5]
