Spectracanthicus

Spectracanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfish endemic to the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins in Brazil where often found in fast-flowing waters.[1][2] The largest species in the genus reaches up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in standard length.[3] They feed on algae and small invertebrates.[3]

Spectracanthicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Spectracanthicus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Type species
Spectracanthicus murinus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Synonyms
  • Oligancistrus Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

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References
  1. Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014): Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 1-26.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Spectracanthicus in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0691170749.


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