Spectracanthicus

Spectracanthicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
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 catfish endemic to the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins in Brazil where often found in fast-flowing waters.[1][2] The largest species in the genus reaches up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in standard length.[3] They feed on algae and small invertebrates.[3]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

• Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
• Spectracanthicus immaculatus Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
• Spectracanthicus punctatissimus Steindachner, 1881
• Spectracanthicus tocantinensis Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
• Spectracanthicus zuanoni Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014

References

1. 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.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spectracanthicus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
3. van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0691170749.