Biology:Neblinichthys roraima

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Short description: Species of catfish

Neblinichthys roraima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Neblinichthys
Species:
N. roraima
Binomial name
Neblinichthys roraima
Provenzano R., Lasso A. & Ponte, 1995

Neblinichthys roraima[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Kukenan River basin in the Caroní River drainage in Venezuela. It is known to inhabit creeks devoid of aquatic vegetation with a substrate composed of stones and sand, at an elevation of 1200 to 1400 m (3937 to 4593 ft).[2] The species reaches 5.1 cm (2 inches) SL.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5703507 entry