Loricariichthys rostratus

Loricariichthys rostratus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraná River basin in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, with its type locality being designated as the Itaipu Dam's reservoir.[2] The species reaches 27.5 cm (10.8 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Loricariichthys rostratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Loricariichthys
Species:
L. rostratus
Binomial name
Loricariichthys rostratus
R. E. dos Reis & E. H. L. Pereira, 2000

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Loricariichthys rostratus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. Roberto E. Reis, Edson H. L. Pereira, and S.A. Schaefer (2000) Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys(Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America. Copeia: December 2000, Vol. 2000, No. 4, pp. 1029-1047.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Loricariichthys rostratus". FishBase.

Further reading

  • Gubiani, Éder André, et al. "Variations in fish assemblages in a tributary of the upper Paraná River, Brazil: A comparison between pre and post‐closure phases of dams." River Research and Applications 26.7 (2010): 848–865.
  • Gubiani, Éder André, et al. "Fish, Piquiri River, Upper Paraná River Basin, Paraná State, Brazil." Check List 2.3 (2006): 9-14.
  • Oliveira, E. F., Erivelto Goulart, and Carolina Viviana Minte-Vera. "Patterns of dominance and rarity of fish assemblage along spatial gradients in the Itaipu reservoir, Paraná, Brazil." Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences 25.1 (2003): 71–78.
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