Lithoxus lithoides
Lithoxus lithoides is a species of armored catfish native to Guyana and Suriname where it is found in stony rivulets of the Essequibo and upper Correntyne River basins. It can be found clinging to rocks in rapidly moving water. This species grows to a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.
| Lithoxus lithoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Lithoxus |
| Species: | L. lithoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithoxus lithoides C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Lithoxus lithoides" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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