Limatulichthys griseus

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Limatulichthys griseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Loricariinae Tribe: Loricariini Genus: Limatulichthys Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 Species: L. griseus
Binomial name
Limatulichthys griseus (Eigenmann, 1909)
Synonyms
Loricaria punctata Regan, 1904 Loricaria griseus Eigenmann, 1909 Rhineloricaria petleyi Fowler, 1940 Loricariichthys parnahybae Fowler, 1941

Limatulichthys griseus is the only species of the monotypic genus Limatulichthys, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).^[1]

This species is widely distributed in the Amazon basin and in the Essequibo River drainage.^[1] It is also known from the Tocantins, western Orinoco, and Parnaíba River basins.^[2] L. griseus is a sand dweller.^[1]

L. griseus reaches a length of about 18 centimetres (7 in) SL.^[2] As with closely related genera, males show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this species is a lip brooder.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Limatulichthys griseus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.