Aguarunichthys inpai
Aguarunichthys inpai, is a species of benthopelagic catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to middle Amazon River basin of Brazil.
| Aguarunichthys inpai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Aguarunichthys |
| Species: | A. inpai |
| Binomial name | |
| Aguarunichthys inpai Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 1993 | |
It grows to a length of 42.0 cm.[1]
Head broad and depressed. Eyes smaller than other species. Snout broad. Anterior nostril tubular and directed forward. Mouth distinctly subterminal with a developed upper lip. Body cream colored, with several round brown spots. Broad transversal unpigmented stripe present on dorsum. Dorsal fin yellowish white with small dark spots on the spine. Pectoral fin brownish grey dorsally, with small dark spots. Caudal fin is whitish and unpigmented.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Aguarunichthys inpai" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
- "Two new species of Aguarunichthys from the Amazon basin (Siluroidei : Pimelodidae)". Ichthyol. Explor. Frcshwatcrs, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp, 251-260. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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