Loricaria lentiginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Loricaria
Species:
L. lentiginosa
Binomial name
Loricaria lentiginosa
Synonyms
  • Loricaria prolixa lentiginosa
The loricariid labeled with the number 7 in this image is reportedly a specimen of Loricaria lentiginosa.

Loricaria lentiginosa is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.[1] It is endemic to the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. It reaches 51.4 cm (20.2 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2] The species was described by Dutch ichthyologist Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Loricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. "Loricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)". FishBase. Retrieved 26 December 2015.


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