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Limatulichthys griseus
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Catfish

Limatulichthys griseus

LC Least Concern

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese灰锉体鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLimatulichthys griseus (Eigenmann, 1909)

About this species

Limatulichthys griseus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is found in South America.

This species is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru where it is widely distributed being recorded from the Amazon, Solimões, Branco, Tocantins, Xingu, Araguaia, Ucayali, Essequibo, Orinoco and Paraíba do Norte river basins. L. griseus is a sand dweller.

L. griseus reaches a standard length of 23.7 cm (9.3 in). As with closely related genera, males show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this species is a lip brooder.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusLimatulichthys

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1968First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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