Biology:Fonchiiloricaria
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Fonchiiloricaria nanodon is a species of armored catfish endemic to Peru where it is found from the Río Huallaga. This species is the only recognized member of its genus. This species grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) TL.
The generic name Fonchiiloricaria honours Fonchii Chang, and the specific name νᾶνος "nā́nos", meaning dwarf or reduced and ὀδούς "odoús", meaning tooth.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Fonchiiloricaria nanodon" in FishBase. September 2025 version.
- ↑ "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 8 June 2025. https://etyfish.org/loricariinae/.
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