Aphanotorulus ammophilus

Aphanotorulus ammophilus, also known as the Black spotted pleco or L094,[1] is a species of benthopelagic tropical freshwater catfish in the family Loricariidae endemic to Venezuela, specifically the Río Orinoco drainage.[2] Due to an initial erroneous publication, A. ammophilus was initially placed into Hypostomus instead of Aphanotorulus. However, because this species shows sexual dimorphism, has a relatively flatter shape, and has a jagged posterior edge of its oral disc, it was placed in the genus Aphanotorulus.[3][4]

Aphanotorulus ammophilus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Genus:
Aphanotorulus
Species:
A. ammophilus
Binomial name
Aphanotorulus ammophilus
Armbruster & Page, 1996

References
  1. "Aphanotorulus ammophilus, Armbruster & Page, 1996". Aquatic-Experts.
  2. Ray, C.K. & Armbruster, J.W. (2016): The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4072 (5): 501–539.
  3. "Aphanotorulus ammophilus". Planet Catfish.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Aphanotorulus ammophilus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.


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