Dekeyseria pulchra
Dekeyseria pulchra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Dekeyseria |
Species: | D. pulchra
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Binomial name | |
Dekeyseria pulchra (Steindachner, 1915)
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Dekeyseria pulchra is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it is found in the upper Rio Negro, Orinoco and Casiquiare canal basins. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. D. pulcher is noted to be an algae-eater.
References[]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Dekeyseria pulchra" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Ancistrini
- Catfish of South America
- Freshwater fish of Brazil
- Freshwater fish of Colombia
- Fish of Venezuela
- Fish described in 1915
- Loricariidae stubs