Avalithoxus jantjae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Venezuela where it occurs in the Ventuari River above the Tencua Falls.[1] This species grows to a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. It is the only species in its genus.[2]
| Avalithoxus jantjae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Loricarioidea |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Avalithoxus Lujan, Armbruster & Lovejoy, 2018 |
| Species: | A. jantjae
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| Binomial name | |
| Avalithoxus jantjae Lujan, 2008
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| Synonyms | |
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Lithoxus jantjae | |
Etymology edit
The generic name derives from ava meaning "grandmother" and Lithoxus, the genus where it was formerly placed, as an allusion to its basal position. The specific name honours Lujan's mother Jeanne, known as Jantje.[3]
References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Avalithoxus jantjae" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Lujan, Nathan K. (2008). "Description of a new Lithoxus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Guayana Highlands with a discussion of Guiana Shield biogeography". Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 413–418. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Avalithoxus in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies HYPOSTOMINAE, RHINELEPINAE and DELTURINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 40.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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