| Furcodontichthys novaesi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Furcodontichthys Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981 |
| Species: | F. novaesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Furcodontichthys novaesi Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981. |
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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]