Erythrinus kessleri is a species of trahira (family Erythrinidae).[1] It is a tropical, freshwater fish which is known from coastal rivers in Bahia, Brazil;[1][2] the type locality is the Itapicuru River.[2] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1877.[3] Males can reach a maximum standard length of 19 centimetres.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Erythrinus |
| Species: | E. kessleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner, 1877
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Although the patronym was not identified, it was probably in honor of German-Russian zoologist Karl Fedorovich Kessler (1815-1881).[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Erythrinus kessleri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Page 238, Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America, by Roberto E. Reis, Sven O. Kullander, and Carl J. Ferraris. EDIPUCRS, 2003. ISBN 8574303615/ISBN 9788574303611
- ^ Steindachner, F., 1877 [ref. 4224] See ref. at BHL Die Süsswasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien (III). Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.): 559-694, Pls. 1-13.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
External links edit
- Erythrinus kessleri at www.fishwise.co.za
- Erythrinus kessleri at ITIS