Neoplecostomus jaguari[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Jaguari River in the Tietê River basin, which is part of the upper Paraná River system in southeastern Brazil. The species reaches 9.3 cm (3.7 inches) in standard length.[2]
Neoplecostomus jaguari | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Neoplecostomus |
Species: | N. jaguari
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Binomial name | |
Neoplecostomus jaguari Andrade & Langeani, 2014
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References
edit- ^ Andrade, Breno & Langeani, Francisco. (2014). A new species of Neoplecostomus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Neoplecostominae) from the upper rio Paraná basin. Neotropical Ichthyology. 12. 675-681. 10.1590/1982-0224-20130195.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Neoplecostomus jaguari". FishBase.