Acestridium gymnogaster

Acestridium gymnogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Acestridium
Species:
A. gymnogaster
Binomial name
Acestridium gymnogaster

Acestridium gymnogaster is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinos.[2] This catfish is only known from the Traíra River, roughly 35 km (22 mi) east of the Madeira River and two other streams in the Madeira River drainage system within the municipality of Humaitá in Amazonas state.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Acestridium gymnogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T134656365A134656376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134656365A134656376.pt. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acestridium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2026.