Neblinichthys echinasus

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Neblinichthys echinasus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Neblinichthys
Species:
N. echinasus
Binomial name
Neblinichthys echinasus
Taphorn, Armbruster, López-Fernández & Bernard, 2010

Neblinichthys echinasus [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Mazaruni River drainage in Guyana. The species reaches 8.3 cm (3.3 inches) SL. [2]

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References

  1. Taphorn, D.C., Armbruster, J.W., López-Fernández, H., & Bernard, C.R. (2010). Description of Neblinichthys brevibracchium and N. echinasus from the upper Mazaruni River, Guyana (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and recognition of N. roraima and N. yaravi as distinct species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 8, 615-624.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Neblinichthys echinasus". FishBase.