Biology:Guyanancistrus teretirostris

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Short description: Species of catfish

Guyanancistrus teretirostris
Fig 14. Guyanancistrus teretirostris -- in Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain (2018).png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Guyanancistrus
Species:
G. teretirostris
Binomial name
Guyanancistrus teretirostris
Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018

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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Guyanancistrus teretirostris". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/68690. 

Wikidata ☰ Q47476882 entry