Guyanancistrus teretirostris

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Guyanancistrus teretirostris
File:Fig 14. Guyanancistrus teretirostris -- in Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain (2018).png
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Guyanancistrus
Species:
G. teretirostris
Binomial name
Guyanancistrus teretirostris
Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018

Guyanancistrus teretirostris[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Paru de Oeste River in Brazil. The species reaches 9.8 cm (3.9 inches) in standard length. Its specific epithet, teretirostris, is derived from Latin and refers to the rounded shape of the species' snout.[2]

References

  1. Fisch-Muller, Sonia & Mol, Jan & Covain, Raphael. (2018). An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex. PLOS ONE. 13. e0189789. 10.1371/journal.pone.0189789.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Guyanancistrus teretirostris". FishBase.