Loricariichthys microdon
Loricariichthys microdon[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Rupununi basin in Guyana. The species reaches 11 cm (4.3 inches) in length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
| Loricariichthys microdon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Loricariichthys |
| Species: | L. microdon |
| Binomial name | |
| Loricariichthys microdon (Eigenmann, 1909) | |
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The loricariid labeled with the number 1 in this image is a specimen of Loricariichthys microdon.
References
- "Taxonomy browser (Loricariichthys microdon)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Loricariichthys microdon". FishBase.
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