Aphanotorulus emarginatus[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Amazon River basin. The species reaches 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length. It is known to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Aphanotorulus |
| Species: | A. emarginatus
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| Aphanotorulus emarginatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
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A. emarginatus was originally described as Hypostomus emarginatus by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, although it was transferred to the genus Squaliforma (now considered invalid) after the genus' designation by I. J. H. Isbrücker, I. Seidel, J. Michels, E. Schraml, and A. Werner in 2001.[4] In 2004, Jonathan W. Armbruster classified the species within Hypostomus instead of Squaliforma.[5] In 2016, following a review of Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus by C. Keith Ray and Armbruster (both of Auburn University), the species was reclassified as a member of Aphanotorulus.[5][3]
A. emarginatus appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either as the red-fin thresher pleco or by one of four associated L-numbers, which are L-011, L-035, L-108, and L-116.[6]
References edit
- ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Aphanotorulus emarginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T141103155A141103250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T141103155A141103250.en. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Aphanotorulus emarginatus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Aphanotorulus emarginata" in FishBase. April 2022 version.
- ^ Isbrucker, I., Seidel, I., Michels, J., Schraml, E., & Werner, A. (2001). Diagnose vierzehn neuer Gattungen der Familie Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Teleostei, Ostariophysi).
- ^ a b Ray, C. Keith; Armbruster, Jonathan W. (February 4, 2016). "The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species". Zootaxa. 4072 (5): 501–539. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4072.5.1. PMID 27395943.
- ^ "Aphanotorulus emarginatus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
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