Limatulichthys griseus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Limatulichthys |
Species: | L. griseus
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Binomial name | |
Limatulichthys griseus (
C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
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Synonyms | |
Loricaria punctata Regan, 1904 |
Limatulichthys griseus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. [1]
This species is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru where it is widely distributed in the Amazon basin and in the Essequibo River drainage. [1] It is also known from the Tocantins, western Orinoco, and Parnaíba River basins. [2] L. griseus is a sand dweller. [1]
L. griseus reaches a length of 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) SL. [2] As with closely related genera, males show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this species is a lip brooder. [1]
Limatulichthys griseus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Limatulichthys |
Species: | L. griseus
|
Binomial name | |
Limatulichthys griseus (
C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
| |
Synonyms | |
Loricaria punctata Regan, 1904 |
Limatulichthys griseus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. [1]
This species is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru where it is widely distributed in the Amazon basin and in the Essequibo River drainage. [1] It is also known from the Tocantins, western Orinoco, and Parnaíba River basins. [2] L. griseus is a sand dweller. [1]
L. griseus reaches a length of 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) SL. [2] As with closely related genera, males show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this species is a lip brooder. [1]