Pyrrhulina marilynae
| Pyrrhulina marilynae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhulina |
| Species: | P. marilynae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhulina marilynae Netto-Ferreira & Marinho, 2013
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Pyrrhulina marilynae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae, which includes the pencilfishes, splash tetras and related fishes.[2] This fish is found in the basins of the Tapajós and Xingu River. They grow no more than a few centimeters.[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Marilyn Weitzman (b. 1926) of the Smithsonian Institution, for mentorship to both describers when they began studying the family Lebiasinidae. Marilyn Weitzman is the wife of ichthyologist Stanley Weitzman.[4]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Pyrrhulina marilynae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022: e.T140708422A140708426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T140708422A140708426.pt. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pyrrhulina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pyrrhulina marilynae". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families CURIMATIDAE, PROCHILODONTIDAE, LEBIASINIDAE, CTENOLUCIIDAE and ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
External links
Data related to Pyrrhulina marilynae at Wikispecies