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Hopliancistrus
Hopliancistrus tricornis is the only species of the genus Hopliancistrus of suckermouth armored catfish. This species reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. It is endemic to Brazil and can be found in the Tapajós and Xingu River basins. This species appears similar to members Lasiancistrus, however it lacks the synapomorphies and has five rows of plates on the caudal peduncle instead of three like those found in Lasiancistrus. It is characterized by three stout,...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Hopliancistrus xikrin
speciesHopliancistrus xikrin
Hopliancistrus wolverine
speciesHopliancistrus wolverine
Hopliancistrus munduruku
speciesHopliancistrus munduruku
Hopliancistrus xavante
speciesHopliancistrus xavante
Hopliancistrus tricornis
speciesHopliancistrus tricornis
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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 88950.