Furcodontichthys novaesi
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| Furcodontichthys novaesi Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981. |
Furcodontichthys novaesi is the only species of the monotypic genus Furcodontichthys, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1]
This species is known from the middle Amazon at Lake Tefé and from the upper Jurua River drainage in the Solimões River basin. F. novaesi inhabits sandy substrates.[1]
F. novaesi reaches a length of about 10 centimetres (4 in) SL.[2] As with closely related genera, males of Furcodontichthys show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this genus is a lip brooder.[1] The presence of conspicuous fringed barbels at the lip corners is unique among the Loricariinae subfamily.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis". Zootaxa 1462: 1–40.
- ^ "Furcodontichthys novaesi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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