Paralithoxus boujardi | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
Genus: | Paralithoxus |
Species: | P. boujardi |
Binomial name | |
Paralithoxus boujardi So. Muller & Isbrücker, 1993 | |
Synonyms | |
Lithoxus boujardi |
Paralithoxus boujardi is a species of armored catfish endemic to French Guiana where it occurs in the Approuague and Oyapock River basins. P. boujardi frequents fast flowing waters of rivers and creeks with a rock or sand substrate. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.
References
- Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Paralithoxus boujardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T176216766A176216772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176216766A176216772.en. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paralithoxus boujardi". FishBase. December 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Paralithoxus boujardi | |
Lithoxus boujardi |
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