''Leporacanthicus triactis'' is a
species
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of
armored catfish Armoured catfish may refer to:
*Family Loricariidae: The armoured suckermouth catfish, also known as suckermouth catfish, armoured catfish or simply 'plecs' or 'plecos'
*Family Callichthyidae: armoured catfish, includes the genera
**''Corydoras'', ...
native to
Colombia and
Venezuela
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, where it is found in the upper
Orinoco River
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wo ...
basin. This species grows to a length of
SL.
Ecology
''L. triactis'' has been found in deep holes in mud banks
and spawns in caves.
References
Ancistrini
Freshwater fish of Colombia
Fish of Venezuela
Fish described in 1992
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