Phreatobius dracunculus

Phreatobius dracunculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Heptapteridae
Genus:	Phreatobius
Species:	P. dracunculus
Binomial name
	Phreatobius dracunculus; , & , 2007

Phreatobius dracunculus is a species of catfish in the genus Phreatobius.^[1]

P. dracunculus was discovered from an artificial well in the village of Rio Pardo, located in the drainage area of the Rio Branco (Rio Madeira system, Amazon basin).^[1]

This small fish reaches a maximum length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.^[1] P. dracunculus differs from P. cisternarum in a number of ways, but the main differences are the absence of eyes (which are present in P. cisternarum) and the lack of dark pigmentation in the skin (while in P. cisternarum some faint dark pigment is always present).^[1] These fish are light pink.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shibatta, Oscar Akio; Muriel-Cunha, Janice; de Pinna, Mário C.C. (2007). "A new subterranean species of Phreatobius Goeldi, 1905 (Siluriformes, Incertae sedis) from the Southwestern Amazon basin". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 47 (17): 191–201.

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[Shibatta-1] Shibatta, Oscar Akio; Muriel-Cunha, Janice; de Pinna, Mário C.C. (2007). "A new subterranean species of Phreatobius Goeldi, 1905 (Siluriformes, Incertae sedis) from the Southwestern Amazon basin". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 47 (17): 191–201.

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