Biology:Limatulichthys griseus

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Limatulichthys griseus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Limatulichthys
Species:
L. griseus
Binomial name
Limatulichthys griseus
(C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
Synonyms

Loricaria punctata Regan, 1904
Loricaria griseus Eigenmann, 1909
Rhineloricaria petleyi Fowler, 1940
Loricariichthys parnahybae Fowler, 1941

Limatulichthys griseus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1]

This species is native to Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru where it is widely distributed in the Amazon basin and in the Essequibo River drainage.[1] It is also known from the Tocantins, western Orinoco, and Parnaíba River basins.[2] L. griseus is a sand dweller.[1]

L. griseus reaches a length of 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) SL.[2] As with closely related genera, males show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this species is a lip brooder.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3759521 entry