Loricariidae

Curculionichthys piracanjuba

Curculionichthys piracanjuba

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Curculionichthys piracanjubais a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemicto Brazil where it has a wide distribution in the drainage of the Paranaíba River in the upper Paraná River basin, states of Minas Gerais, Goiás and the Federal District. This species reaches a standard length of 2.7 cm (1.1 in).