Corymbophanes ameliae

Corymbophanes ameliae
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Corymbophanes
Species:	C. ameliae
Binomial name
Corymbophanes ameliae Lujan, Armbruster, Werneke, Teixeira & Lovejoy, 2019

Corymbophanes ameliae is a species of armored catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America where it is known only from the Kuribrong River in Guyana.[2]

Description

Corymbophanes ameliae reaches a standard length of 8.9 cm (3.5 in).

References

1. Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Corymbophanes ameliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T176455453A176455469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176455453A176455469.en. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
2. Nathan K. Lujan; Jonathan W. Armbruster; David C. Werneke; Túlio Franco Teixeira; Nathan R. Lovejoy (2020). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the Brazilian–Guiana Shield endemic Corymbophanes clade of armoured catfishes (Loricariidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 188 (4): 1213–1235. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz090.