Curculionichthys insperatus
Curculionichthys insperatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the Paraná River drainage in Brazil, where it inhabits streams near banks covered with partially submerged vegetation. It reaches 3 cm (1.2 inches) SL.[1] This species was formerly classified as a member of the genus Hisonotus, although it was moved to the then-new genus Curculionichthys in 2015.[2][3]
| Curculionichthys insperatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Curculionichthys |
| Species: | C. insperatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Curculionichthys insperatus (Britski & Garavello, 2003) | |
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Fish 5 in this figure is a specimen of C. insperatus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Curculionichthys insperatus". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25.
- "Synonyms of Curculionichthys insperatus (Britski & Garavello, 2003)". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- Roxo FF, Silva GSC, Ochoa LA, Oliveira C (2015) Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys 534: 103-134. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.534.6169
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