Liobagrus reinii

Liobagrus reinii is a species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes) endemic to Japan.[1] This species reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in).[2]

Liobagrus reinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Liobagrus
Species:
L. reinii
Binomial name
Liobagrus reinii

Habitat and ecology

L. reinii lives under cobbles and boulders, in bedrock crevices, and in clumps of roots of terrestrial vegetation along banks.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Liobagrus reinii" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
  2. Hilgendorf, F. M. (1878). "Einige neue japanische Fischgattungen". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin (in German): 155–157.


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