Acestridium scutatum

Acestridium scutatum

Endemic to Brazil and known only from the Traira River

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Tropical fish

Acestridium scutatum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is only known from the Traíra River, a small river near Humaitá in the Madeira River basin,on the Trans-Amazonian Highway in Amazonas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Acestridium
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Rio Madeira basin in Brazil.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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