Guyanancistrus teretirostris[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Paru de Oeste River in Brazil. The species reaches 9.8 cm (3.9 inches) in standard length. Its specific epithet, teretirostris, is derived from Latin and refers to the rounded shape of the species' snout.[2]
| Guyanancistrus teretirostris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Guyanancistrus |
| Species: | G. teretirostris
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| Guyanancistrus teretirostris Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018
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References
edit- ^ Fisch-Muller, Sonia & Mol, Jan & Covain, Raphael. (2018). An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex. PLOS ONE. 13. e0189789. 10.1371/journal.pone.0189789.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Guyanancistrus teretirostris". FishBase.
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