Hemipsilichthys papillatus

Hemipsilichthys papillatus is a species of loricariid catfish endemic to Brazil, where it is restricted to the Rio Preto, a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul, in the southeastern states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 9.2 centimetres (3.6 in) SL.[2]

Hemipsilichthys papillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hemipsilichthys
Species:
H. papillatus
Binomial name
Hemipsilichthys papillatus
Pereira, Oliveira & Oyakawa, 2000

References

  1. Reis, R & Lima, F. (2009). "Hemipsilichthys papillatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T167730A6373929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167730A6373929.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Hemipsilichthys papillatus" in FishBase. August 2014 version.


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