Loricaria nickeriensis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Loricaria |
Species: | L. nickeriensis
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Binomial name | |
Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker, 1979
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Loricaria nickeriensis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Nickerie River and the Maroni in French Guiana and Suriname. The species reaches 12 cm (4.7 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Loricaria nickeriensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Loricaria nickeriensis". FishBase.