Apionichthys sauli

Apionichthys sauli is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[1] It was described by Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos in 2003. It inhabits the Orinoco and Meta rivers in South America. It reaches a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in).[1]

Apionichthys sauli
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A. sauli
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Apionichthys sauli
R. T. C. Ramos, 2003

The species epithet "sauli" was given in honour of William G. Saul, a former curator in the ichthyology department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, credited as one of the collectors of the type material for the species.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Apionichthys sauli" in FishBase. July 2019 version.


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