Aspidoras mephisto

Aspidoras mephisto

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae

Aspidoras mephisto is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. This species is found in South America where it is endemic to the Anésio-Russão cave system in the upper Tocantins River basin in Goiás, Brazil. This fish is the first species of armoured catfish that is troglobitic.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 1

Sources and credits

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Aspidoras mephisto

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