Biology:Spectracanthicus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Spectracanthicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Spectracanthicus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Type species
Spectracanthicus murinus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Synonyms
  • Oligancistrus Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989

Spectracanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfish endemic to the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins in Brazil where often found in fast-flowing waters.[1][2] The largest species in the genus reaches up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in standard length.[3] They feed on algae and small invertebrates.[3]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014): Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 1-26.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Spectracanthicus in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. 2017. p. 267. ISBN 978-0691170749. 

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