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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Loricariichthys |
Species: | L. labialis
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Binomial name | |
Loricariichthys labialis (Boulenger, 1895)
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Loricariichthys labialis (Boulenger, 1895)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Loricariichthys labialis". FishBase.
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