Biology:Aphanotorulus rubrocauda

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Short description: Species of catfish

Aphanotorulus rubrocauda
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Aphanotorulus
Species:
A. rubrocauda
Binomial name
Aphanotorulus rubrocauda
Oliveira, Py-Daniel & Zawadzki, 2017

Aphanotorulus rubrocauda[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Aripuanã River basin in the states of Amazonas and Mato Grosso in Brazil . The species reaches at least 24.05 cm (9.5 inches) SL.[2]

A. rubrocauda was described in 2017 by Andreza S. Oliveira and Lúcia H. Rapp Py-Daniel (both of the National Institute of Amazonian Research), as well as Cláudio H. Zawadzki (of the State University of Maringá) based on its distinctive morphology and coloration.[2] FishBase does not list this species.

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aphanotorulus rubrocauda Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel & Zawadzki, 2017". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1493172. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Oliveira, A.S., Py-Daniel, L.H., & Zawadzki, C.H. (2017). A new species of Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Aripuanã basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 15.

Wikidata ☰ Q113576765 entry