| Entomocorus benjamini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Genus: | Entomocorus |
| Species: | E. benjamini
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| Binomial name | |
| Entomocorus benjamini C. H. Eigenmann, 1917[1]
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Entomocorus benjamini is a kind of catfish,[1] in the family of driftwood catfish.[1]
Description edit
Like all other catfish, E. benjamini is a ray-finned fish, which means its fins are supported by multiple thin bones.[1]
It is a small fish; the maximum recorded standard length (not counting the length of the tail fin) is 7 cm (3 in) long.[1]
The phylogenetic diversity is estimated to be low, which means it is genetically similar to other species of driftwood catfish.[1]
Habitat edit
A tropical fish that lives in warm waters,[1] it is found in the inland waters[1] of the Madeira River basin in the middle of South America.[1] It has been documented to live in Bolivia[1] and Brazil.[1] It is considered a native species of the Madeira region[1] and is endemic in the neotropical realm.[1]
E. benjamini is a freshwater fish.[1] As a ground fish,[1] it lives in the the lower layers of deep rivers[1] (the demersal zone).[1]
Conservation status edit
E. benjamini has not been evaluated for possible inclusion in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of endangered species,[1] nor for the anti-poaching work of CITES[1] or Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.[1]
History edit
E. benjamini was first described in the scientific literature by Carl H. Eigenmann in 1917.[1]
Etymology edit
The genus name (Entomocorus) comes from the Greek, and means 'sharp eye'.[1]
References edit
Further reading edit
- Eigenmann, CH (1917). "New and rare species of South American Siluridae in the Carnegie Museum." Annals of Carnegie Museum. 11:398–404. Original description.