Biology:Planiloricaria
| Planiloricaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Planiloricaria Isbrücker, 1971 |
| Species: | P. cryptodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Planiloricaria cryptodon (Isbrücker, 1971)
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Pseudohemiodon cryptodon | |
Planiloricaria cryptodon is the only species of the monotypic genus Planiloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1]
This species is native to Bolivia, Brazil and Peru where it occurs in the upper Amazon basin, including the Ucayali, Purus, and Mamoré River drainages.[1] P. cryptodon inhabits sandy substrates in the main streams of large rivers.[1]
Planiloricaria cryptodon reaches a length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in) SL.[2] Although reproductive habits are unknown, this species is probably a lip brooder.[1] Sexual dimorphism is characterized by the shape of the genital area; the genital area in males is elongate and narrow compared with the large and roundish area of females.[1] This species shows derived features such as a reduction in size and number of teeth, premaxillary teeth absent, a circular head shape, and eyes reduced in size without iris operculum.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis". Zootaxa 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Planiloricaria cryptodon" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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