Pyxiloricaria menezesi is the only species of the monotypic genus Pyxiloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1]
Pyxiloricaria menezesi | |
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Conservation status | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
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Tribe: | Loricariini |
Genus: | Pyxiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984 |
Species: | P. menezesi |
Binomial name | |
Pyxiloricaria menezesi Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984 | |
This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Paraguay River drainage.[1] P. menezesi inhabits sandy substrates and is sympatric with representatives of the genus Pseudohemiodon.[1]
P. menezesi reaches a length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.[2] The phylogenetic position is uncertain; although it is thought to be closely related to Pseudohemiodon, it shares with Loricaria filamentous lips, inconspicuous fringed barbels on the lower lip, and shorter maxillary barbels.[1]
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