Gymnotocinclus anosteos
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| Genus: | Gymnotocinclus |
| Species: | G. anoesteos
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Gymnotocinclus anosteos is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Tocantinzinho River in the Tocantins River basin. It is the only species in the genus Gymnotocinclus.[1]
This species is unusual among the Loricariidae due to its extremely reduced armor plates that are characteristic of the family, giving the fish a relatively naked body.[1] This fish probably has a basal position in the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.[1] This species grows to a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Carvalho, Tiago Pinto; Pablo Lehmann A; Roberto E. Reis, (2008). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos, a new uniquely plated genus and species of loricariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 329–338. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300006.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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