Ctenobrycon kennedyi
| Ctenobrycon kennedyi | |
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| 1917 figure from book 'The American Characidae' | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Ctenobrycon |
| Species: | C. kennedyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenobrycon kennedyi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903)[2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ctenobrycon kennedyi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay It is found in the Paraguay and São Francisco River basins. It is sometimes classified as the only species in the monospecific genusPsellogrammus.[1]
The fish is named in honor of Clarence Hamilton Kennedy (1879-1952), Eigenmann’s student, later a renowned entomologist, who co-authored work on Paraguayan fishes in which appeared this description.[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psellogrammus kennedyi". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ abLima, F. (2023). "Psellogrammus kennedyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T186832A1819049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186832A1819049.en. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ abFricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ctenobrycon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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