| Klausewitzia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Klausewitzia Géry, 1965 |
| Species: | K. ritae
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| Binomial name | |
| Klausewitzia ritae Géry, 1965
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Klausewitzia ritae is a species of South American darter (family Crenuchidae) found in the upper Amazon River basin at the Peruvian/Brazilian border. It is the only member of the genus Klausewitzia.
The fish is named in honor of Rita Klausewitz (d. 1995), the wife of ichthyologist Wolfgang Klausewitz.[1]
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2023). "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 December 2023.