Niobichthys ferrarisi

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Niobichthys ferrarisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae Tribe: Hypoptopomatini Genus: Niobichthys Schaefer and Provenzano R., 1998 Species: N. ferrarisi
Binomial name
Niobichthys ferrarisi Schaefer and Provenzano R., 1998

Niobichthys ferrarisi is the only species of the monotypic genus Niobichthys of loricariid catfish (order Siluriformes).^[1] N. ferrarisi is classified in the tribe Hypoptopomatini within the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.^[2] This fish reaches about 7 centimetres (3 in) SL and originates from the upper Baria River and the Rio Negro basin.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Niobichthys ferrarisi (TSN 679940). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
2. ^ Armbruster, Jonathan W.. Loricariid species. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
3. ^ "Niobichthys ferrarisi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.