:Loricariichthys melanocheilus
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Loricariichthys melanocheilus{{Cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Loricariichthys melanocheilus |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680465#null |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.itis.gov}} is a species of catfish found in the lower Paraná River and Uruguay River basins in South America, where it is known from Argentina and Brazil. The species reaches 43 cm (16.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.Roberto E. Reis, Edson H. L. Pereira, and S.A. Schaefer (2000) Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys(Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America. Copeia: December 2000, Vol. 2000, No. 4, pp. 1029-1047.{{Cite web |date=2022 |editor-last=Froese |editor-first=Rainer |editor2-last=Pauly |editor2-first=Daniel |title=Loricariichthys melanocheilus |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Loricariichthys-melanocheilus.html |website=FishBase}}
References
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Further reading
- Teixeira de Mello, F., et al. "Length–weight relationships of eight fish species from the lower section of the Uruguay River (Rio Negro, Uruguay)." Journal of Applied Ichthyology 25.1 (2009): 128–129.
- Zardo, Éverton Luís, and Everton Rodolfo Behr. "Population structure and reproductive biology of Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira, 2000 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in the rio Ibicuí, Brazil." Neotropical IchthyologyAHEAD (2015): 00–00.
- Teixeira‐de Mello, F., et al. "Length–weight relationships of 26 fish species from the middle section of the Negro River (Tacuarembó‐Durazno, Uruguay)."Journal of Applied Ichthyology 27.6 (2011): 1413–1415.
External links
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- [http://www.fishbase.org/summary/58316 FishBase]
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Category:Freshwater fish of Argentina
Category:Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
Category:Taxa named by Roberto Esser dos Reis
Category:Taxa named by Edson H.L. Pereira
Category:Fish described in 2000
Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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