Lepthoplosternum pectorale

Lepthoplosternum pectorale is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay where it occurs in the Paraguay River.[1]

Lepthoplosternum pectorale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Lepthoplosternum
Species:
L. pectorale
Binomial name
Lepthoplosternum pectorale
(Boulenger, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Callichthys pectoralis Boulenger, 1895
  • Hoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895)

References

  1. Reis, Roberto E.; Kaefer, Cíntia C. (2005). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "Two New Species of the Neotropical Catfish Genus Lepthoplosternum (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia. 2005 (4): 724–731. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0724:TNSOTN]2.0.CO;2.


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