Xyliphius lombarderoi
Xyliphius barbatus

Alonso de Arámburu & Arámburu, 1962
 
barbatus (lat.) - bearded; probably because of the papillae on the lower lip
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Standard length (documented)
125.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm

Santa Fé, Misiones

Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

Río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE

˜[ -32.935,-60.641 ]
Map to Xyliphius barbatus
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
not known
  • Risso, F.J.J. & Risso, E.N.P. de , 1964 "Hallazgo de una nueva especie de Xyliphius en el Paraná (Pisces--Aspredinidae)" (Notas del Museo de Ciencias Naturales del Chaco) P. 12
  • Mees, G.F., 1988 "The genera of the subfamily Bunocephalinae (Pisces, Nematognathi, Aspredinidae)" ( Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) P. 90
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 265
  • Calviño, P.A. & Castello, H.P., 2008 "Sobre un bagre ciego del río Paraná medio, Xyliphius barbatus Arámburu y Arámburu, 1962 (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) una nueva cita en la Argentina y comentarios adicionales" (Las Ciencas) P. 55
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