| Dentectus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Genus: | Dentectus Martín Salazar, Isbrücker, & Nijssen, 1982 |
| Species: | D. barbarmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dentectus barbarmatus Martín Salazar, Isbrücker, & Nijssen, 1982 | |
Dentectus is a monospecific genus of of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored suckermouth catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The only species in the genus is Dentectus barbarmatus. [2] [3]
This species is endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the upper Orinoco drainage. [2] There is very little ecological and behavioral information on this species. [2]
This species reaches 13.7 centimetres (5.4 in) SL. [4] Although it has been placed within the Pseudohemiodon group based on its strongly depressed body, filamentous lips with long fringed barbels, and small, spoon-shaped and dentition, Dentectus also shows unique derived features such as the presence of plates along the outer margin of its maxillary barbels, and a unique mouth structure that distinguishes it from all other genera. [2]
