Cheirodon kiliani
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Cheirodon |
| Species: | C. kiliani
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheirodon kiliani Campos, 1982
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Cheirodon kiliani is a species of fish in the family Characidae endemic to Chile.
Named in honor of Campos' teacher, Ernst Kilian, founding director of Instituto de Zoología, Austral University of Chile, Chile.[2]
References
- ^ Manosalva, A. (2023). "Cheirodon kiliani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T4596A176559555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T4596A176559555.en. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (15 October 2024). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily CHEIRODONTINAE Eigenmann 1915 (Cheirodontines)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 January 2025.