Leporacanthicus galaxias
| Leporacanthicus galaxias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Genus: | Leporacanthicus |
| Species: | L. galaxias |
| Binomial name | |
| Leporacanthicus galaxias | |
Leporacanthicus galaxias is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in the middle and lower Amazon River, Araguaia, Tocantins, Guamá and Orinoco basins, in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 21.1 cm (8.3 in).[3]
References
- 1 2 Salvador, G.N. 2023. "Leporacanthicus galaxias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species e.T164513970A164514003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164513970A164514003.en. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Leporacanthicus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporacanthicus galaxias". FishBase. June 2026 version.