Bleheratherina pierucciae
Species of fish
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Bleheratherina pierucciae is a species of freshwater silverside endemic to New Caledonia. This species grows to 4.7 cm (1.9 in) in standard length. It is the only known species in its genus and subfamily.[1] This species was described by Aarn and Walter Ivantsoff in 2009 with the type locality of the Tontouta River, New Caledonia,.[2] The type was collected by Heiko Bleher and Paola Pierucci and Aarn and Ivantsoff named this species after both of them, the suffix -ae indicating Ms Pierucci's gender.[3]
| Bleheratherina pierucciae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Subfamily: | Bleheratherininae Aarn & Ivantsoff 2009 |
| Genus: | Bleheratherina Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009 |
| Species: | B. pierucciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bleheratherina pierucciae Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009 | |
