Spatuloricaria gymnogaster

Spatuloricaria gymnogaster[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Magdalena River basin in Colombia.

Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Spatuloricaria
Species:
S. gymnogaster
Binomial name
Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
(Eigenmann & Vance, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Loricaria gymnogaster

FishBase records a maximum standard length of 370 cm (146 in) for the species,[2] but this is unlikely and can be assumed to be a misprint, with 37.0 cm (14.6 in) being the actual upper bound stated in the reference cited.[3] Some sources list a standard length of 25 cm (9.8 in) for Spatuloricaria gymnogaster, and FishBase provides a maximum weight of 235.3 g.[4][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Spatuloricaria gymnogaster". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Spatuloricaria gymnogaster". FishBase.
  3. ^ Hernández-Serna, A.; Márquez-Velásquez, V.; Carvajal-Quintero, J. D.; Gulfo, A.; Granado-Lorencio, C.; Jiménez-Segura, L. F. (2014). "Length-weight relationships of 38 fish species of the Magdalena River floodplain lakes". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 30 (3): 550. doi:10.1111/jai.12379.
  4. ^ "Spatuloricaria gymnogaster • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.