''Spectracanthicus punctatissimus''
[Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014)]
Taxonomic revision of ''Spectracanthicus'' Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 1-26.'' is a species 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'', ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found 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 found elsew ...
to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
where it is found in the
Xingu River
The Xingu River ( ; pt, Rio Xingu, ; Mẽbêngôkre: ''Byti'', ) is a river in north Brazil. It is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River and one of the largest clearwater rivers in the Amazon basin, accounting for about 5% of its water.
...
basin. This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
Ancistrini
Fish of South America
Fish of Brazil
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Fish described in 1881
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