Gymnotocinclus anosteos

Gymnotocinclus anosteos is a species of armored catfish (Loricariidae) endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Tocantinzinho River in the Tocantins River basin.[1] This species grows to a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[2]

Gymnotocinclus anosteos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Gymnotocinclus
Species:
G. anosteos
Binomial name
Gymnotocinclus anosteos
Carvalho, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2008

The genus Gymnotocinclus is unusual among the Loricariidae due to its extremely reduced armor plates that are characteristic of the family, giving the fish a relatively naked body.[1] This fish probably has a basal position in the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.[1]

References

  1. Carvalho, Tiago Pinto; Pablo Lehmann A; Roberto E. Reis (2008). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos, a new uniquely plated genus and species of loricariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 329–338. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300006.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos" in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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