Acentronichthys leptos is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acentronichthys of the family Heptapteridae.[2] This species occurs in coastal streams in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina State, in São Mateus, Espírito Santo State and on Leopoldina, Minas Gerais.[2] This species grows to 9.1 cm (3.6 in) in SL.[3]

Acentronichthys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Acentronichthys
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
Species:
A. leptos
Binomial name
Acentronichthys leptos

References

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  1. ^ Reis, R.; Lima, F. (2009). "Acentronichthys leptos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T167805A6385425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167805A6385425.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acentronichthys leptos". FishBase. December 2011 version.