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Spectracanthicus
Spectracanthicus is a genus of is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are endemic to Brazil where they are found in the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins. They live in fast-flowing waters. The largest species in the genus reaches up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in standard length. They feed on algae and small invertebrates.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Spectracanthicus immaculatus
speciesSpectracanthicus immaculatus
Spectracanthicus tocantinensis
speciesSpectracanthicus tocantinensis
Spectracanthicus zuanoni
speciesSpectracanthicus zuanoni
Spectracanthicus javae
speciesSpectracanthicus javae
Spectracanthicus murinus
speciesSpectracanthicus murinus
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
speciesSpectracanthicus punctatissimus
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 92138.