Biology:Neoplecostomus doceensis

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Short description: Species of catfish

Neoplecostomus doceensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Neoplecostomus
Species:
N. doceensis
Binomial name
Neoplecostomus doceensis
Roxo, Silva, Zawadzki & Oliveira, 2014

Neoplecostomus doceensis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Doce River basin in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil . It is typically found in small to medium-sized rivers with clear water, rocky outcrops, small waterfalls, and substrates composed of rocks and sand. The species reaches 10.1 cm (4 inches) in standard length.[2]

References

  1. Roxo, F. F., Silva, G. S., Zawadzki, C. H., & Oliveira, C. (2014). Neoplecostomus doceensis: a new loricariid species (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the rio Doce basin and comments about its putative origin. ZooKeys, (440), 115–127. doi:10.3897/zookeys.440.8203
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Neoplecostomus doceensis". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/67842. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21308133 entry