''Cetopsorhamdia molinae'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
three-barbeled catfishes found in the Magdalena, Orinoco, and Tocantins River basins in
South America
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.
This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of
Ciro Molina Garcés (1891–1953), the Secretary of Agriculture and Development in the Valle del Cauca, for his understanding the value of systematic research in all branches of the sciences to the state and national economies of
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
.
References
Heptapteridae
Catfish of South America
Taxa named by Cecil William Miles
Fish described in 1943
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