Spectracanthicus
Sign in to saveSpectracanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfish endemic to the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins in Brazil where often found in fast-flowing waters. The largest species in the genus reaches up to in standard length. They feed on algae and small invertebrates.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Collections
- ANSP, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Porto De Moz, Altamira, Brasil
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- Parent taxon
- Loricariidae
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- genus
- taxon name
- Spectracanthicus
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Spectracanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfish endemic to the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins in Brazil where often found in fast-flowing waters. The largest species in the genus reaches up to in standard length. They feed on algae and small invertebrates.
==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
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