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 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Eurycheilichthys |
| Species: | E. pantherinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurycheilichthys pantherinus (Reis & Schaefer, 1992) | |
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