Callichthys fabricioi

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Callichthys fabricioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Callichthyidae Genus: Callichthys Species: C. fabricioi
Binomial name
Callichthys fabricioi Román-Valencia, C., Lehmann A., P. and and A. Muñoz 1999

Callichthys fabricioi is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Callichthyinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It was originally described by César Román-Valencia, et al. in 1999.^[1] The fish will grow in length up to 12.5 centimetres (5 in) SL.^[1] C. fabricioi is found in the trans-Andean upper Cauca River in the Magdalena River basin.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Callichthys fabricioi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
2. ^ Lehmann A., Pablo; Reis, Roberto E. (2004). "Callichthys serralabium: A New Species of Neotropical Catfish from the Upper Orinoco and Negro Rivers (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia 2004 (2): 336–343. doi:10.1643/CI-03-129R.