Niobichthys ferrarisi
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Genus: | Niobichthys Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998
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Species: | N. ferrarisi
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Niobichthys ferrarisi Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998
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Niobichthys ferrarisi is the only species of the monotypic genus Niobichthys of loricariid catfish (order Siluriformes).[1] N. ferrarisi is classified in the tribe Hypoptopomatini within the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.[2] This fish reaches a length of 7.0 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is endemic to Venezuela and occurs in the upper Baria River and the Rio Negro basin.[3]
References
- ^ "Niobichthys ferrarisi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 2007.
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(help) - ^ Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Loricariid species". Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Niobichthys ferrarisi". FishBase. December 2011 version.