Limatulichthys griseus
| Limatulichthys griseus | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Limatulichthys |
| Species: | L. griseus |
| Binomial name | |
| Limatulichthys griseus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Loricaria punctata | |
Limatulichthys griseus, is a species of the genus Limatulichthys, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1]
This species is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru where it 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 18.0 centimetres (7.1 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa 1462: 1–40.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Limatulichthys griseus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.