Spectracanthicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987 |
| Type species | |
| Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
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Spectracanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfish endemic to the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins in Brazil where often found in fast-flowing waters.[1][2] The largest species in the genus reaches up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in standard length.[3] They feed on algae and small invertebrates.[3]
Species
[edit]There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][4]
- Spectracanthicus immaculatus Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
- Spectracanthicus javae Chamon, Pereira, Mendonça & Akama, 2018
- Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
- Spectracanthicus punctatissimus Steindachner, 1881
- Spectracanthicus tocantinensis Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
- Spectracanthicus zuanoni Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014): Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 1-26.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spectracanthicus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ^ a b van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0691170749.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Spectracanthicus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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