Dekeyseria picta

Dekeyseria picta

Group around rocks and logs

Tropical
Lower river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Dekeyseria picta is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in the basin of the Rio Negro in Brazil and in the Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela. Here it is found around rocks, rapids and sunken logs.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Dekeyseria
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Lower Negro River basin in BRazil.

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