Acentronichthys leptos
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Acentronichthys leptos Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 |
Acentronichthys leptos is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acentronichthys of the family Heptapteridae.[1] This species originates from coastal streams in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina State, and in São Mateus, Espírito Santo State.[1] This species grows up to about 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.
- ^ "Acentronichthys leptos". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.