Eurycheilichthys pantherinus

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Eurycheilichthys pantherinus
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Tribe: Otothyrini
Genus: Eurycheilichthys
Species: E. pantherinus
Binomial name
Eurycheilichthys pantherinus
(R. E. dos Reis & S. A. Schaefer, 1992)

Eurycheilichthys pantherinus is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the upper and middle Uruguay River basin. It inhabits shady, fast-flowing, shallow water, ranging from approximately 200500 metres in elevation. The substratum is predominantly stones, with little or no macrophytes.[1] This species grows to a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.

References

  1. Reis, Roberto E.; Schaefer, Scott A. (1992). "Eurycheilus pantherinus (Siluroidei: Loricariidae), a New Genus and Species of Hypoptopomatinae from Southern Brazil". Copeia 1992 (1): 215–223. doi:10.2307/1446554. JSTOR 1446554. 
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