Curculionichthys sagarana
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Curculionichthys |
| Species: | C. sagarana |
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| Curculionichthys sagarana | |
Curculionichthys sagarana 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 found in tributary streams throughout the São Francisco River Basin in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia. This species reaches a standard length of 2.4 cm (0.94 in) [3] C. sagarana was described in 2015 by Fábio Fernandes Roxo, Gabriel Souza da Costa e Silva, Luz E. Ochoa, and Cláudio de Oliveira, alongside the description of the genus Curculionichthys to include several species formerly classified in the genus Hisonotus.[4]
References
- ↑ Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Curculionichthys sagarana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T173830147A173830156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173830147A173830156.en. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Curculionichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Curculionichthys sagarana". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ Fábio F. Roxo; Gabriel de Souza da Costa e Silva; Luz Eneida Ochoa Orrego; Claudio Oliveira (2015). "Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". ZooKeys (534): 103–134. Bibcode:2015ZooK..534..103R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.534.6169. PMC 4669939. PMID 26668550.