Entomocorus radiosus
| Entomocorus radiosus | |
|---|---|
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
| Tribe: | Auchenipterini |
| Genus: | Entomocorus |
| Species: | E. radiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Entomocorus radiosus R. E. dos Reis & Borges, 2006 | |
Entomocorus radiosus is a species of driftwood catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Rio Paraguay in the pantanal region of Mato Grosso.[1] It is the smallest known member of its genus growing to a length of 5.3 cm. It can be distinguished from its congeners because its anal fin base is longer and has more branched anal fin rays.[1] E. radiosus is a zooplanktivore which also eats insects; this species predominantly consumes microcrustaceans (cladocerans, copepods, and ostracods), but also fed on insects (ephemeropterans, coleopterans, and hemipterans).[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Entomocorus radiosus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- 1 2 3 Reis, Roberto E.; Borges, Thiago A. K. (2006). Armbruster, J. W., ed. "The South American Catfish Genus Entomocorus (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae), with the Description of a New Species from the Paraguay River Basin". Copeia 2006 (3): 412–422. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[412:TSACGE]2.0.CO;2.
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