Biology:Scobinancistrus aureatus

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Scobinancistrus aureatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Scobinancistrus
Species:
S. aureatus
Binomial name
Scobinancistrus aureatus
Burgess, 1994

Scobinancistrus aureatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Xingu River basin in Brazil . The species reaches 29 cm (11.4 inches) in total length.[2]

S. aureatus appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either as the sunshine pleco, as the goldie pleco, or by its associated L-number, which is L-014.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6413819 entry