Dekeyseria
Sign in to saveDekeyseria is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to tropical South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Collections
- TCWC, ANSP, UF, ROM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Atabapo, Manapiare, Brazil, Brasil
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Dekeyseria is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to tropical South America.
==Species== There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Dekeyseria amazonica Rapp Py-Daniel, 1985 Dekeyseria niveata (La Monte, 1929) Dekeyseria picta (Kner, 1854) Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha (Kner, 1854) Synonyms Dekeyseria brachyura (Kner, 1854); valid as D. picta (Kner, 1854) Dekeyseria pulchra (Steindachner, 1915); valid as D. picta (Kner, 1854) ==Taxonomy== Dekeyseria was first described with D. amazonica as type species in 1985 by Lúcia Helena Rapp Py-Daniel. Later, Zonancistrus was described for D. brachyura, D. picta, and D. pulchra. However, this distinction was based on colouration, which is not a useful characteristic in diagnosing genera in loricariids; other genera such as Hypancistrus and Pseudolithoxus also exhibit a range of colouration patterns. Though Dekeyseria is not diagnosed by any unique characteristic, it is still a well-diagnosed genus.
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