Gymnotocinclus anosteos
Gymnotocinclus anosteos is a species of armored catfish (Loricariidae) endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Tocantinzinho River in the Tocantins River basin.[1] This species grows to a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[2]
| Gymnotocinclus anosteos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Gymnotocinclus |
| Species: | G. anosteos |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnotocinclus anosteos | |
The genus Gymnotocinclus is unusual among the Loricariidae due to its extremely reduced armor plates that are characteristic of the family, giving the fish a relatively naked body.[1] This fish probably has a basal position in the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.[1]
References
- Carvalho, Tiago Pinto; Pablo Lehmann A; Roberto E. Reis (2008). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos, a new uniquely plated genus and species of loricariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 329–338. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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