| Pyxiloricaria menezesi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Pyxiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984 |
| Species: | P. menezesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyxiloricaria menezesi Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984 |
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Pyxiloricaria menezesi is the only species of the monotypic genus Pyxiloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1]
This species only known from the Paraguay River drainage.[1] P. menezesi inhabits sandy substrates and is sympatric with representatives of the genus Pseudohemiodon.[1]
P. menezesi reaches a length of about 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.[2] The phylogenetic position is uncertain; although it is thought to be closely related to Pseudohemiodon, it shares with Loricaria filamentous lips, inconspicuous fringed barbels on the lower lip, and shorter maxillary barbels.[1]