Corumbataia cuestae
| Corumbataia cuestae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Corumbataia |
| Species: | C. cuestae |
| Binomial name | |
| Corumbataia cuestae Britski, 1997 | |
Corumbataia cuestae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is found in small streams of the Tietê River (upper Paraná River basin) in Sao Paulo.[2] This species grows to a standard length of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Corumbataia cuestae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T187140A1823719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187140A1823719.pt. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ Ferreira, Katiane M.; Ribeiro, Alexandre C. (2007). "Corumbataia britskii (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) a new species from the upper Rio Paraná basin, Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1386: 59–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1386.1.7. hdl:11449/69510.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corumbataia cuestae". FishBase. November 2025 version.