Lithogenes villosus
| Lithogenes villosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Lithogenes |
| Species: | L. villosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithogenes villosus | |
Lithogenes villosus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes.[2] This species is endemic to Guyana where it is known only frorm two locations on the Potaro River, living in rapids, where it is threatened by illegal mining.[1] This species reaches a maximum Standard length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in).[3] This species was first formally described in 1909 by the German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann with its type locality given as the Upper Potaro River at Aruataima Falls in Guyana.[2] L. villosus is the type species of the genus Lithogenes.[4]
References
- Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano, 2008. The Lithogeninae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae): anatomy, interrelationships, and description of a new species. Am. Mus. Novit. 3637:1-49.
- ^ a b Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Lithogenes villosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T176216651A176216687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176216651A176216687.en. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lithogenes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lithogenes villosus". FishBase. December 2025 version.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lithogeninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 December 2025.