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Leporacanthicus
Sign in to saveLeporacanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.
Species
sultan pleco
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations2
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Collections
- AUM, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), ROM, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Brasil, Brazil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hypostominae
- Image
- Leporacanthicus joselimai, Weißspitzen-Rüsselzahnwels, L 264 (10227361116).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Description
- In the aquarium
- References
Leporacanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.
== Species == There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Leporacanthicus galaxias Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989 Leporacanthicus heterodon Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989 Leporacanthicus joselimai Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989 Leporacanthicus triactis Isbrücker, Nijssen & Nico, 1992
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