Lamontichthys maracaibero

Lamontichthys maracaibero

Catfish Reaching Eighteen Point Five Centimeters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Lamontichthys maracaibero is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is known obly from the south and southeast of the drainage basin of Lake Maracaibo in Colombia and Venezuela. This species grows to a standard length of 18.5 cm (7.3 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Lamontichthys
Maximum length: 18.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela.

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