Lithoxus lithoides
| Lithoxus lithoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Lithoxus |
| Species: | L. lithoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithoxus lithoides C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Lithoxus lithoides is a species of armored catfish native to Guyana and Suriname where it is found in stony rivulets of the Essequibo and upper basins. It can be found clinging to rocks in rapidly moving water. This species grows to a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.
References[]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Lithoxus lithoides" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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Categories:
- Ancistrini
- Fish described in 1912
- Fish of Guyana
- Fish of Suriname
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