Pogonopoma parahybae
| Pogonopoma parahybae | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Rhinelepini |
| Genus: | Pogonopoma |
| Species: | P. parahybae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pogonopoma parahybae (Steindachner, 1877) | |
Pogonopoma parahybae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Paraíba do Sul river basin, where it occurs in areas of mid to strong water current usually associated with rocky substrate.[1] This species grows to a length of 26.3 centimetres (10.4 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pogonopoma parahybae" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Quevedo, Rodrigo; Reis, Roberto E. (2002). Schaefer, S. A., ed. "Pogonopoma obscurum: A New Species of Loricariid Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Southern Brazil, with Comments on the Genus Pogonopoma" (PDF). Copeia 2002 (2): 402–410. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0402:POANSO]2.0.CO;2.
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