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Neoplecostomus langeanii

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Neoplecostomus langeanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Neoplecostomus
Species:
N. langeanii
Binomial name
Neoplecostomus langeanii
Roxo, Oliveira & Zawadzki, 2012

Neoplecostomus langeanii[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Muzambinho River basin near Muzambinho in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The species reaches 8.6 cm (3.3 inches) in standard length. Its specific name, langeanii, honors Francisco Langeani of São Paulo State University for his contributions to the ichthyology of the Neotropical realm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Roxo, Fábio & Oliveira, Claudio & Zawadzki, Cláudio. (2012). Three new species of Neoplecostomus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio Paraná basin of southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa. 3233. 1-21.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Neoplecostomus langeanii". FishBase.