| Bario steindachneri | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Bario G. S. Myers, 1940 |
| Species: | B. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bario steindachneri | |
Bario steindachneri is a species ofcharacin fromBrazil andPeru. It is the only member of the genusBario. It is found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range in a tropical climate.[4]
Bario steindachneri can reach the maximum recorded length of about 9 cm (3.5 in) as an unsexed male.[4] It is found in the Amazon River basin of South America.[4][5]
The fish is named in honor of Austrian ichthyologistFranz Steindachner (1834-1919), who originally described this species in 1891 but unwittingly used a name that already been used.[6]
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