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Acestridium dichromum

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Acestridium dichromum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Acestridium
Species:
A. dichromum
Binomial name
Acestridium dichromum

Acestridium dichromum is a species of armored catfish in the genus Acestridium.[1][2] It is endemic to Venezuela, where it can be found in the upper Orinoco and Negro basins.[2]

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  1. ^ Retzer, Michael E., Leo G. Nico and Francisco Provenzano R.: Two new species of Acestridium (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from southern Venezuela, with observations on camouflage and color change. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Volume 10(4)(1999)(p. 313)
  2. ^ a b "Acestridium dichromum Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999". FishBase. Retrieved May 10, 2019.


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