Limatulichthys griseus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1]
Limatulichthys griseus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 |
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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Covain, R.; Fisch-Muller, S. (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Limatulichthys griseus". FishBase. April 2015 version.