Loricariichthys labialis

Loricariichthys labialis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Paraguay River and the middle Paraná River in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is also known to occur in ponds. The species reaches 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Loricariichthys labialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Loricariichthys
Species:
L. labialis
Binomial name
Loricariichthys labialis
(Boulenger, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Loricaria labialis

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Loricariichthys labialis (Boulenger, 1895)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Loricariichthys labialis". FishBase.

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