Nannoplecostomus eleonorae
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Genus: | Nannoplecostomus |
Species: | N. eleonorae
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Nannoplecostomus eleonorae |
Nannoplecostomus eleonorae is a species of armored catfish known only from the upper Rio Tocantins basin in the Brazilian state of Goiás. This species grows to a length of 2.22 centimetres (0.87 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus and the smallest loricariid catfish known.[1][2]
References
- ^ Ribeiro, A.C., Lima, F.C.T. & Pereira, E.H.L. (2012): A New Genus and Species of a Minute Suckermouth Armored Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Tocantins Drainage, Central Brazil: The Smallest Known Loricariid Catfish. Copeia, 2012 (4): 637-647.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannoplecostomus eleonorae". FishBase. February 2013 version.