Pseudancistrus kayabi
| Pseudancistrus kayabi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudancistrus |
| Species: | P. kayabi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudancistrus kayabi | |
Pseudancistrus kayabi a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes.[1] This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the Teles Pires River, which is part of the Tapajós basin in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The species reaches a standard length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in).[2]
Etymology
Its specific epithet, kayabi, refers to the Kayabí people who historically inhabited the region surrounding the Teles Pires, Arinos, and Dos Peixes river basins in Mato Grosso.[3] It was described in 2015 by Gabriel S. C. Silva, Fábio F. Roxo, and Claudio Oliveira alongside the related species Pseudancistrus asurini from the Xingu River basin.[4]
References
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudancistrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudancistrus kayabi". FishBase. June 2026 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (17 July 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Silva, G. S.; Roxo, F. F. & Oliveira, C. (2015). "Two new species of Pseudancistrus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Amazon basin, northern Brazil". ZooKeys. 482: 21–34. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.6909. PMC 4337218.