Apistoloricaria condei
Apistoloricaria condei is a species of armored catfish endemic to Ecuador where it is found in the Napo River basin. This species can be found in turbid and dark waters, in moderately fast flowing streams, between 2–10 metres (6.6–32.8 ft) deep; no submerged vegetation is found here, and the bottom is made of sand, mud, dead leaves, twigs, branches, and trunks.[1] This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.
| Apistoloricaria condei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Apistoloricaria |
| Species: | A. condei |
| Binomial name | |
| Apistoloricaria condei | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Apistoloricaria condei" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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