Araichthys loro, is a species of fish in the family Loricariidae found in the rio Papagaio and tributaries, rio Tapajós basin, Mato Grosso State in central Brazil. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Araichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Tribe: | Ancistrini |
Genus: | Araichthys Zawadzki, Bifi & Mariotto, 2016 [1] |
Species: | A. loro
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Binomial name | |
Araichthys loro |
References
edit- ^ a b Zawadzki, C.H., Bifi, A.G. & Mariotto, S. (2016): Araichthys loro, a new genus and species of suckermouth armored catfish from the upper rio Tapajós basin, Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 361-372.