| Neoplecostomus langeanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Neoplecostomus |
| Species: | N. langeanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoplecostomus langeanii Roxo, Oliveira & Zawadzki, 2012 | |
Neoplecostomus langeanii[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Muzambinho River basin near Muzambinho in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The species reaches 8.6 cm (3.3 inches) in standard length. Its specific name, langeanii, honors Francisco Langeani of São Paulo State University for his contributions to the ichthyology of the Neotropical realm.[2]
References
- ↑ Roxo, Fábio & Oliveira, Claudio & Zawadzki, Cláudio. (2012). Three new species of Neoplecostomus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio Paraná basin of southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa. 3233. 1-21.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Neoplecostomus langeanii". FishBase.
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