''Exastilithoxus hoedemani'' is a species of
armored catfish endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Brazil
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where it occurs in the
Maurauiá River. This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
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Ancistrini
Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
Endemic fish of Brazil
Fish described in 1985
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