Curculionichthys insperatus

Curculionichthys insperatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1][2][3] It is native to the Paraná River drainage in Brazil, where it inhabits streams near banks covered with partially submerged vegetation. It reaches 3 cm (1.2 inches) standard length.[3] This species was formerly classified as a member of the genus Hisonotus, although it was moved to the then-new genus Curculionichthys in 2015.[2][4]

Curculionichthys insperatus
Curculionichthys insperatus scalebar = 1cm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Curculionichthys
Species:
C. insperatus
Binomial name
Curculionichthys insperatus
(Britski & Garavello, 2003)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Hisonotus insperatus

References

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  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2022). "Hisonotus insperatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T187332A1826599. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Curculionichthys insperatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Curculionichthys insperatus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
  4. ^ Roxo, Fábio; da Costa e Silva, Gabriel; Orrego, Luz E.; Oliveira, Claudio (2015). "Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". ZooKeys (534): 103–134. doi:10.3897/zookeys.534.6169. PMC 4669939.