Biology:Spectracanthicus tocantinensis

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Short description: Species of catfish

Spectracanthicus tocantinensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Spectracanthicus
Species:
S. tocantinensis
Binomial name
Spectracanthicus tocantinensis
Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014

Spectracanthicus tocantinensis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the lower Tocantins River in the state of Pará in Brazil . The species reaches 9.3 cm (3.7 inches) SL. Its specific epithet, tocantinensis, refers to its type locality, the Tocantins.[2]

S. tocantinensis occasionally appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either as the spotted Maraba pleco (presumably referencing the Brazilian municipality of Marabá, located near the confluence of the Tocantins and the Itacaiúnas River) or by one of two associated L-numbers, which are L-086 and LDA-014.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21325285 entry