Spectracanthicus murinus

Spectracanthicus murinus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Tribe:	Ancistrini
Genus:	Spectracanthicus
Species:	S. murinus
Binomial name
	Spectracanthicus murinus; Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987

Spectracanthicus murinus is a species of suckermouth armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Tapajós River basin. This species grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.^[1]

S. murinus appears to be unique in the sub-family Ancistrinae in that it has lost many of the traits that describe this group, such as evertible cheek plates and modified opercle.^[2]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Spectracanthicus murinus". Fishbase. February 2014 version.
^ Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Spectracanthicus Nijssen and Isbrücker, 1986". Retrieved 2007-06-01.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Spectracanthicus murinus". Fishbase. February 2014 version.

[armbruster-2] Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Spectracanthicus Nijssen and Isbrücker, 1986". Retrieved 2007-06-01.

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