Spectracanthicus

Spectracanthicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Tribe:	Ancistrini
Genus:	Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Type species
Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Synonyms
Oligancistrus Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989

Spectracanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishs endemic to Brazil.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Spectracanthicus immaculatus Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014 ^[1]
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus Steindachner, 1881 ^[1]
Spectracanthicus tocantinensis Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014 ^[1]
Spectracanthicus zuanoni Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014 ^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014): Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 1-26.

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