Neblinichthys peniculatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Carapo River, which is part of the Paragua River basin in Venezuela. It is reportedly found in two rapids complexes in the Carapo. The species reaches 8.1 cm (3.2 inches) SL.[2]
Neblinichthys peniculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Neblinichthys |
Species: | N. peniculatus
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Binomial name | |
Neblinichthys peniculatus Armbruster & Taphorn, 2013
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References
edit- ^ Armbruster, J.W., & Taphorn, D.C. (2013). Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11, 65-72.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Neblinichthys peniculatus". FishBase.