Loricaria birindellii
| Loricaria birindellii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Loricaria |
| Species: | L. birindellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Loricaria birindellii | |
Loricaria birindellii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the basin of the Xingu River in Pará[1] L. birindellii was first formally described in 2010 by Matthew R. Thomas and Mark Henry Sabaj Pérez with its type locality given as the Rio Curuá in the Iriri-Xingu drainage, near town of Castelo dos Sonhos at 8°19'07"S, 55°05'23"W, in Altamira Municipality, Pará.[2] This species has a maximum total length of 36.5 cm (14.4 in) and a maximum weight of 118.2 g (4.17 oz).[3]
The specific name honours the Brazilian ichthyologist José Luís O. Birindelli of the University of São Paulo who led the 2007 expedition on which the holotype of L. birindellii, among others, was collected.[4]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Loricaria birindellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T139557868A139557873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T139557868A139557873.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Loricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Loricaria birindellii". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scarpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 14 January 2026.