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 | |
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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 | |
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Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
- Spectracanthicus immaculatus Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
- Spectracanthicus punctatissimus Steindachner, 1881
- Spectracanthicus tocantinensis Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
- Spectracanthicus zuanoni Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
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References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Spectracanthicus in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- 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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