Crenicichla mandelburgeri facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Crenicichla mandelburgeri |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Crenicichla |
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C. mandelburgeri
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| Crenicichla mandelburgeri S. O. Kullander, 2009
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The Crenicichla mandelburgeri is a cool type of fish known as a cichlid. It lives in the freshwaters of South America. This fish is special because it's found only in the río Paraná basin, a huge river system.
This interesting cichlid can grow to be about 20.8 centimeters (around 8 inches) long. That's about the length of a standard pencil!
Meet the Mandelburgeri Fish
This fish got its name to honor a very important person. It's named after Darío Mandelburger, a Paraguayan scientist. He is an ichthyologist, which is a scientist who studies fish.
Darío Mandelburger was a key person in a project called Proyecto Vertebrados del Paraguay. This project worked to study and understand the animals with backbones in Paraguay between 1992 and 1999. Naming a fish after him is a way to recognize his important work in studying the wildlife of the region.
See also
In Spanish: Crenicichla mandelburgeri para niños
