| 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 |
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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]