Loricariidae

Baryancistrus micropunctatus

Baryancistrus micropunctatus

Entering scientific records only in twenty nineteen

• Freshwater fish

Baryancistrus micropunctatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Jari River basin. The species was described in 2019 by Renildo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Lúcia Rapp Py-Daniel, and Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa alongside the species Baryancistrus hadrostomus on the basis of coloration and other characteristics.