Nannoptopoma sternoptychum
| Nannoptopoma sternoptychum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Nannoptopoma |
| Species: | N. sternoptychum |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannoptopoma sternoptychum | |
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Nannoptopoma sternoptychum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos.[2] This catfish is found in the upper Amazon basin in Ecuador and Peru, and the Amazon basin, including the Upper Madeira River in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, as well as in the Orinoco in Colombia.[1] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[3]
References
- 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Nannoptopoma sternoptychum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830637A159679769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830637A159679769.en. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nannoptopoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannoptopoma sternoptychum". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- Schaefer, S.A., 1996. Nannoptopoma, a new genus of loricariid catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. Copeia 1996(4):913-926.