Loricariidae

Hypancistrus margaritatus

Hypancistrus margaritatus

Four Point Six Centimeters Catfish from the Amazon Basin

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

Hypancistrus margaritatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. It is known only from its type locality of the Takutu River of Guyana, which is a tributary of the Branco River, which is in turn a tributary of the Rio Negro in the Amazon basin. The species reaches a standard length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).