Hopliancistrus
Hopliancistrus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hopliancistrus Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989 |
Species: | H. tricornis
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Binomial name | |
Hopliancistrus tricornis |
Hopliancistrus tricornis is the only species of the genus Hopliancistrus of suckermouth armored catfish.[1] This species reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. It is endemic to Brazil and can be found in the Tapajós and Xingu River basins.[2] This species appears similar to members Lasiancistrus, however it lacks the synapomorphies and has five rows of plates on the caudal peduncle instead of three like those found in Lasiancistrus.[3] It is characterized by three stout, strongly curved odontodes on either side of the head in males.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Hopliancistrus tricornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Hopliancistrus tricornis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ a b Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Hopliancistrus". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
Categories:
- Ancistrini
- Fish of South America
- Fish of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Taxa named by Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker
- Taxa named by Han Nijssen
- Monotypic freshwater fish genera
- Loricariidae stubs