Loricaria piracicabae
Appearance
Loricaria piracicabae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Loricaria |
Species: | L. piracicabae
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Binomial name | |
Loricaria piracicabae Ihering, 1907
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Loricaria piracicabae[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Piracicaba River basin in Brazil, for which it is named. The species reaches 17 cm (6.7 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2023). "Loricaria piracicabae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2023: e.T186634A1816067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186634A1816067.pt. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Loricaria piracicabae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Loricaria piracicabae". FishBase.