Parancistrus aurantiacus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Genus: | Parancistrus |
| Species: | P. aurantiacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parancistrus aurantiacus | |
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Parancistrus aurantiacus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Xingu and Araguaia-Tocantins River basins in the states of Pará and Tocantins.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 19.3 cm (7.6 in).[3] P. aurantiacus was first formally described as Hypostomus aurantiacus in 1855 by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau with its type locality given erroneously as the Ucayali River in Peru.[2] When Pieter Bleeker proposed the genus Parancistrus in 1862 H. aurantiacus was its only species and Bleeker designated it as the type species of the genus.[4]
References
- 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2024). "Parancistrus aurantiacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T49829959A160186530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T49829959A160186530.en. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parancistrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parancistrus aurantiacus". FishBase. June 2026 version.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypostominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 August 2026.