Niobichthys

Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998
Type species: Niobichthys ferrarisi
 
Classification
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypoptopomatinae
 
Tribe
Hypoptopomatini
Synonyms
Length (total)
7 - 10 cm
Anatomy
Hinterkörper und Schwanzstiel stark abgeflacht
Body height
very flat
Fins
Adipose
absent
Anale
Caudale
Dorsale
Pectorale
Ventrale
Distribution
Venezuela (1)
 
Similar Genus
Acestridium
Oxyropsis
Additional literatur
  • Schaefer, S.A. & Provenzano, F.R., 1998 "Niobichthys ferrarisi, a new genus and species of armored catfish from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 8 No. 3, P. 221)
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.328-329
Internet sources

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Niobichthys ferrarisi
Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998
 
Venezuela
Río Baria = río Mawarinuma im rio Negro-Einzug, Neblina-Region
(Amazonas)
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
PCF
10
60
 
unknown
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