Loricariichthys melanurus

Loricariichthys melanurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Loricariichthys
Species:	L. melanurus
Binomial name
	Loricariichthys melanurus; Reis, Vieira & E. H. L. Pereira, 2021

Last updated January 27, 2026

Loricariichthys melanurus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes.^[1] This catfish is known from two adjacent coastal basins, the Rio Itabapoana and Rio Itapemirim in southern Espírito Santo, Brazil.^[2]

References

1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Loricariichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 January 2026.
↑ Roberto E. Reis; Fábio Vieira; and Edson H. L. Pereira (2021). ""A New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Eastern Brazil". Ichthyology & Herpetology. 109 (2): 557–566. doi:10.1643/i2020013.

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[Cof_genus-1] 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Loricariichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 January 2026.

[Reis-2] Roberto E. Reis; Fábio Vieira; and Edson H. L. Pereira (2021). ""A New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Eastern Brazil". Ichthyology & Herpetology. 109 (2): 557–566. doi:10.1643/i2020013.

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