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Eurycheilichthys pantherinus

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Eurycheilichthys pantherinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Eurycheilichthys
Species:
E. pantherinus
Binomial name
Eurycheilichthys pantherinus
(Reis & Schaefer, 1992)
Synonyms
  • Eurycheilus pantherinus Reis & Schaefer, 1992

Eurycheilichthys pantherinus is a species of armored catfish from the upper and middle Uruguay River basin in Brazil and Argentina.[1] It inhabits shady, fast-flowing, shallow water, ranging from approximately 200–500 metres in elevation. The substratum is predominantly stones, with little or no macrophytes.[2] This species grows to a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Eurycheilichthys pantherinus - first record from Argentina". Peces Criolllos. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ Reis, Roberto E.; Schaefer, Scott A. (1992). "Eurycheilus pantherinus (Siluroidei: Loricariidae), a New Genus and Species of Hypoptopomatinae from Southern Brazil". Copeia. 1992 (1): 215–223. doi:10.2307/1446554. JSTOR 1446554.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eurycheilichthys pantherinus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  • Azpelicueta, M. & S. Koerber (2014): First record of the hypoptopomatine genus Eurycheilichthys Reis & Schaefer, 1993 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Argentina. Checklist 10 (5): 1210-1212