Eurycheilichthys pantherinus is a species of armored catfish from the upper and middle Uruguay River basin in Brazil and Argentina.[1] It inhabits shady, fast-flowing, shallow water, ranging from approximately 200–500 metres in elevation. The substratum is predominantly stones, with little or no macrophytes.[2] This species grows to a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[3]
Eurycheilichthys pantherinus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Eurycheilichthys |
Species: | E. pantherinus |
Binomial name | |
Eurycheilichthys pantherinus (Reis & Schaefer, 1992) | |
Synonyms | |
|
Taxon identifiers |
---|
![]() | This Loricariidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |