Biology:Pyxiloricaria
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Pyxiloricaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Pyxiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984 |
| Species: | P. menezesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyxiloricaria menezesi Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984
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Pyxiloricaria menezesi is the only species of the monotypic genus Pyxiloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1]
This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Paraguay River drainage.[1] P. menezesi inhabits sandy substrates and is sympatric with representatives of the genus Pseudohemiodon.[1]
Pyxiloricaria menezesi reaches a length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.[2] The phylogenetic position is uncertain; although it is thought to be closely related to Pseudohemiodon, it shares with Loricaria filamentous lips, inconspicuous fringed barbels on the lower lip, and shorter maxillary barbels.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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). "Pyxiloricaria menezesi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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