Scobinancistrus

Scobinancistrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Tribe:	Ancistrini
Genus:	Scobinancistrus; Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Type species
	Scobinancistrus pariolispos; Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989

Scobinancistrus is a genus of armored catfishes native to the southeastern Amazon (Tocantins, Xingu, Tapajós basins) in Brazil.^[1]^[2] They are black with numerous white to orange spots, and the fins can have broad reddish-orange edging.^[2] They reach up to 27–29 cm (10.6–11.4 in) in length.^[1]

Species[]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[1]

, 1994
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Scobinancistrus in FishBase. October 2017 version.
^ ^a ^b van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0691170749.

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[fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Scobinancistrus in FishBase. October 2017 version.

[Sleen2017-2] van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0691170749.

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