Loricariidae

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).