Acestridium dichromum is a species of armored catfish in the genus Acestridium.[1][2] It is endemic to Venezuela, where it can be found in the upper Orinoco and Negro basins.[2]
| Acestridium dichromum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Acestridium |
| Species: | A. dichromum
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestridium dichromum | |
References
edit- ^ Retzer, Michael E., Leo G. Nico and Francisco Provenzano R.: Two new species of Acestridium (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from southern Venezuela, with observations on camouflage and color change. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Volume 10(4)(1999)(p. 313)
- ^ a b "Acestridium dichromum Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999". FishBase. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
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