Cheirodon galusdae is a species of fish in the family Characidae endemic to Chile.

Cheirodon galusdae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Cheirodon
Species:
C. galusdae
Binomial name
Cheirodon galusdae
Eigenmann, 1928
Synonyms
  • Cheirodon galusdai Eigenmann, 1928

Named in honor of Piedro Galusda, superintendent of the state hatchery at Lautaro, where he planned the collecting of fish during Eigenmann’s expedition. [1]

References edit

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Cheirodon galusdae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4595A11026628. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4595A11026628.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.