Loricariichthys microdon

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Loricariichthys microdon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Loricariichthys
Species:
L. microdon
Binomial name
Loricariichthys microdon
Synonyms [2]
  • Loricaria microdonC. H. Eigenmann, 1909
The loricariid labeled with the number 1 in this image is a specimen of Loricariichthys microdon. The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands (1912) (14584238349).jpg
The loricariid labeled with the number 1 in this image is a specimen of Loricariichthys microdon.

Loricariichthys microdon [3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes. [2] This catfish is endemic to Guyana where it occurs in the basin of the Rupununi. [1] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 17.6 cm (6.9 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ballen, G.A. (2023). "Loricariichthys microdon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T176217643A176217693. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176217643A176217693.en . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ "Taxonomy browser (Loricariichthys microdon)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Loricariichthys microdon". FishBase . November 2025 version.


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