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Neoplecostomus ribeirensis

Neoplecostomus ribeirensis

Classification

Neoplecostomus ribeirensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy Neoplecostomus ribeirensis was first formally described in 2012 by the Brazilian ichthyologist Francisco Langeani-Neto with its type locality given as a stream off the Bananal River, Ribeira River basin, 7 km (4.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 17