| Neoplecostomus doceensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Neoplecostomus |
| Species: | N. doceensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoplecostomus doceensis Roxo, Silva, Zawadzki & Oliveira, 2014 | |
Neoplecostomus doceensis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Doce River basin in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is typically found in small to medium-sized rivers with clear water, rocky outcrops, small waterfalls, and substrates composed of rocks and sand. The species reaches 10.1 cm (4 inches) in standard length.[2]
References
- ↑ Roxo, F. F., Silva, G. S., Zawadzki, C. H., & Oliveira, C. (2014). Neoplecostomus doceensis: a new loricariid species (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the rio Doce basin and comments about its putative origin. ZooKeys, (440), 115–127. doi:10.3897/zookeys.440.8203
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Neoplecostomus doceensis". FishBase.
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