Biology:Lithoxus lithoides
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Short description: Species of fish
| Lithoxus lithoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Lithoxus |
| Species: | L. lithoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithoxus lithoides C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Lithoxus lithoides is a species of armored catfish native to Guyana and Suriname where it is found in stony rivulets of the Essequibo and upper Correntyne River basins. It can be found clinging to rocks in rapidly moving water. This species grows to a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Lithoxus lithoides" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2841914 entry
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