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Neoplecostomus sapucai
Neoplecostomus sapucai is a species of catfish found in the Sapucaí River. The fish can reach about 3.5 inches in length and has elongated bodies, covered in bony plates. They have a broad head, bumpy lips, and tons of copper colored teeth. It is golden yellow and brown, and has blotches of color on its sides and fins.
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Description
Neoplecostomus sapucai can reach a standard length of 8.8 cm (3.5 in) and has an elongated body covered in bony plates. They have a broad head, bumpy lips, and copper colored teeth. It is golden yellow and brown, and has blotches of color on its sides and fins.
Range & habitat
Neoplecostomus sapucai endemic to Brazil, where it is found in eight streams in the Sapucaí River drainage in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
Neoplecostomus sapucai is classified within the genus Neoplecostomus. This name prefixes neo-, for "new", onto plecostomus, as this genus was proposed as a subgenus of Plecostomus, now known as Hypostomus and classified in the subfamily Hypostominae. The specific name, sapucai, is the name of the river in Minas Gerais and São Paulo where this fish occurs.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1596768.