| Lithogenes villosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Lithogenes |
| Species: | L. villosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithogenes villosus | |
Lithogenes villosus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes. [2] This species is endemic to Guyana where it is known only frorm two locations on the Potaro River, living in rapids, where it is threatened by illegal mining. [1] This species reaches a maximum Standard length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in). [3] This species was first formally described in 1909 by the German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann with its type locality given as the Upper Potaro River at Aruataima Falls in Guyana. [2] L. villosus is the type species of the genus Lithogenes . [4]
