Acestridium scutatum

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Acestridium scutatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Acestridium
Species:
A. scutatum
Binomial name
Acestridium scutatum
Reis, Lehmann & A., 2009

Acestridium scutatum is a species of armored catfish in the genus Acestridium . [1] It is native to the Madeira River basin in Brazil. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Acestridium scutatum Reis, Lehmann & A., 2009". FishBase . Retrieved May 10, 2019.