Loricariichthys melanocheilus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Loricariichthys
- Species
- Loricariichthys melanocheilus
- Scientific Name
- Loricariichthys melanocheilus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Loricariichthys melanocheilus
Loricariichthys melanocheilus is a species of catfish found in the lower Paraná River and Uruguay River basins in South America, where it is known from Argentina and Brazil. The species reaches 43 cm (16.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
...Loricariichthys melanocheilus in languages:
- Czech
- lorikárie piraposká
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Loricariichthys acutus
- Loricariichthys anus
- Loricariichthys brunneus
- Loricariichthys cashibo
- Loricariichthys castaneus
- Loricariichthys chanjoo
- Loricariichthys derbyi
- Loricariichthys edentatus
- Loricariichthys hauxwelli
- Loricariichthys labialis
- Loricariichthys maculatus
- Loricariichthys melanocheilus
- Loricariichthys melanurus
- Loricariichthys microdon
- Loricariichthys nudirostris
- Loricariichthys platymetopon
- Loricariichthys rostratus
- Loricariichthys stuebelii
- Loricariichthys ucayalensis