Biology:Loricariichthys melanocheilus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Loricariichthys melanocheilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Loricariichthys |
| Species: | L. melanocheilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Loricariichthys melanocheilus R. E. dos Reis & E. H. L. Pereira, 2000
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Loricariichthys melanocheilus[1] is a species of catfish found in the lower Paraná River and Uruguay River basins in South America, where it is known from Argentina and Brazil . The species reaches 43 cm (16.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Loricariichthys melanocheilus". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680465#null.
- ↑ Roberto E. Reis, Edson H. L. Pereira, and S.A. Schaefer (2000) Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys(Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America. Copeia: December 2000, Vol. 2000, No. 4, pp. 1029-1047.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Loricariichthys melanocheilus". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Loricariichthys-melanocheilus.html.
Further reading
- Teixeira de Mello, F., et al. "Length–weight relationships of eight fish species from the lower section of the Uruguay River (Rio Negro, Uruguay)." Journal of Applied Ichthyology 25.1 (2009): 128–129.
- Zardo, Éverton Luís, and Everton Rodolfo Behr. "Population structure and reproductive biology of Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira, 2000 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in the rio Ibicuí, Brazil." Neotropical IchthyologyAHEAD (2015): 00–00.
- Teixeira‐de Mello, F., et al. "Length–weight relationships of 26 fish species from the middle section of the Negro River (Tacuarembó‐Durazno, Uruguay)."Journal of Applied Ichthyology 27.6 (2011): 1413–1415.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5528221 entry
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