Neblinichthys peniculatus

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Neblinichthys peniculatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Neblinichthys
Species:
N. peniculatus
Binomial name
Neblinichthys peniculatus

Neblinichthys peniculatus [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.

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Location

It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Carapo River, which is part of the Paragua River basin in Venezuela. It is reportedly found in two rapids complexes in the Carapo.

Length

The species reaches 8.1 cm (3.2 inches) SL. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Armbruster, J.W., & Taphorn, D.C. (2013). Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11, 65–72.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Neblinichthys peniculatus". FishBase.


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