| Loricaria lentiginosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Loricaria |
| Species: | L. lentiginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Loricaria lentiginosa Isbrücker, 1979 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The loricariid labeled with the number 7 in this image is reportedly a specimen of Loricaria lentiginosa.
Loricaria lentiginosa is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.[1] It is endemic to the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. It reaches 51.4 cm (20.2 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2] The species was described by Dutch ichthyologist Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker in 1979.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Loricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "Loricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)". FishBase. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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