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Neoplecostomus ribeirensis
Neoplecostomus ribeirensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil.
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Description
Neoplecostomus ribeirensis has an elongated body shape and it reaches a standard length of 9 cm (3.5 in).
Range & habitat
Neoplecostomus ribeirensis is endemic to Brazil where it is only known from the Ribeira de Iguape river basin. It has been reported from the Tibagi and Iguaçu river basins but these reports need confirmation. Within the Ribeira de Iguape river basin this catfish has been recorded from Corujas river, Tapiraí in the Serra de Paranapiacaba, the Ipiranga, Água Doce, Pilões and Betari river basins
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
Neoplecostomus ribeirensis 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, ribeirensis, puts the Latin suffix -ensis, which denotes a place, onto ribeira, denoting the Ribeira de Iguape River basin where this catfish is endemic.
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 616648.