Lepthoplosternum stellatum

Lepthoplosternum stellatum is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. This species is so far known from the type locality only, the Igarapé Repartimento, a tributary of the mouthbay lake, Tefé Lake, some 6 km south of the town of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Lepthoplosternum stellatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Lepthoplosternum
Species:
L. stellatum
Binomial name
Lepthoplosternum stellatum
R. E. dos Reis & Kaefer, 2005

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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