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  7. ›Loricarioidei
  8. ›Armored Catfishes
  9. ›Suckermouth Catfishes
Scobinancistrus
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Scobinancistrus

Scobinancistrus is a genus of armored catfishes native to the southeastern Amazon (Tocantins, Xingu, Tapajós basins) in Brazil. They are black with numerous white to orange spots, and the fins can have broad reddish-orange edging. They reach up to 27–29 cm (10.6–11.4 in) in length.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Sunshine Pleco

speciesScobinancistrus aureatus

Scobinancistrus raonii

speciesScobinancistrus raonii

Scobinancistrus pariolispos

speciesScobinancistrus pariolispos

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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 91941.