Limatulichthys griseus

Limatulichthys griseus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1]

Limatulichthys griseus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Limatulichthys
Species:
L. griseus
Binomial name
Limatulichthys griseus
Synonyms

Loricaria punctata Regan, 1904
Loricaria griseus Eigenmann, 1909
Rhineloricaria petleyi Fowler, 1940
Loricariichthys parnahybae Fowler, 1941

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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Limatulichthys griseus" in FishBase. April 2015 version.


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