Biology:Guyanancistrus teretirostris
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Short description: Species of catfish
Guyanancistrus teretirostris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Guyanancistrus |
Species: | G. teretirostris
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Binomial name | |
Guyanancistrus teretirostris Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018
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Guyanancistrus teretirostris[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Paru de Oeste River in Brazil . The species reaches 9.8 cm (3.9 inches) in standard length. Its specific epithet, teretirostris, is derived from Latin and refers to the rounded shape of the species' snout.[2]
References
- ↑ Fisch-Muller, Sonia & Mol, Jan & Covain, Raphael. (2018). An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex. PLOS ONE. 13. e0189789. 10.1371/journal.pone.0189789.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Guyanancistrus teretirostris". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/68690.
Wikidata ☰ Q47476882 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyanancistrus teretirostris.
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