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Langeani's Pleco
Neoplecostomus langeanii
Neoplecostomus langeanii 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.
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Description
Neoplecostomus langeanii does not have keels on the plates in the lateral series of plates. It has a well-developed adipose fin. There are five distinct black bands on the back, but no clear spots. This species does not show hypertrophied odontodes, and the skin on the head is swollen along the sides of the head and on the ridges in front of the eyes. This catfish has an elongated body shape, and reaches a standard length of 8.6 cm (3.4 in).
Range & habitat
Neoplecostomus langeanii is endemic to Brazil, where it is only known from the drainage of the Muzambinho River in Muzambinho, Minas Gerais.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
Neoplecostomus langeanii 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 honours the Brazilian ichthyologist Francisco Langeani-Neto in recognition of his contributions to the ichthyology of the Neotropics.
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 616645.