Rineloricaria phoxocephala
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Rineloricaria |
Species: | R. phoxocephala
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Binomial name | |
Rineloricaria phoxocephala (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
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Rineloricaria phoxocephala[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Amazon River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 15 cm (5.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria phoxocephala". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria phoxocephala". FishBase.