Hoplomyzon cardosoi

Hoplomyzon cardosoi
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Aspredinidae
Genus:	Hoplomyzon
Species:	H. cardosoi
Binomial name
Hoplomyzon cardosoi Carvalho, Reis & Friel, 2017

Hoplomyzon cardosoi, is a species of fish from the genus Hoplomyzon . ^[2] The species was originally described by Tiago P. Carvalho, Roberto E. Reis and John P. Friel in 2017 ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is a miniature species of banjo catfish from Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. They have a length between 1.5 and 1.9 cm (0.59 and 0.75 in) ^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is endemic to the Maracaibo Basin in the Zulia State in Venezuela ^[2]

Etymology

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is named after Alexandre Rodrigues Cardoso ^[2]

References

1. Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, CD, Mojica, J.I.; Villa-Navarro, F.; Marrero, C. (2021). "Hoplomyzon cardosoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T188000682A188000698. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T188000682A188000698.en . Retrieved 28 October 2025.
2. Tiago P. Carvalho; Roberto E. Reis; John P. Friel (2017). "A new species of Hoplomyzon (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela: osteological description using high-resolution computed microtomography of a miniature species". Neotropical Ichthyology . 15 (1). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20160143. ISSN   1679-6225. Wikidata   Q104455635.
3. "Hoplomyzon cardosoi Carvalho, Reis & Friel, 2017". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2022-04-07.

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