Spectracanthicus punctatissimus

Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Loricariidae
Subfamily:Hypostominae
Tribe:Ancistrini
Genus:Spectracanthicus
Species: S. punctatissimus
Binomial name
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
(Steindachner, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Chaetostomus punctatissimus Steindachner, 1881
  • Oligancistrus punctatissimus (Steindachner, 1881)
  • Parancistrus punctatissimus (Steindachner, 1881)

Spectracanthicus punctatissimus[1] is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Xingu River basin. This species grows to a length of 10.6 centimetres (4.2 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014): Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 1-26.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Oligancistrus punctatissimus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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