| Limatulichthys griseus | |
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| 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) |
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| Synonyms | |
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]