Lepthoplosternum stellatum
Lepthoplosternum stellatum is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. This species is so far known from the type locality only, the Igarapé Repartimento, a tributary of the mouthbay lake, Tefé Lake, some 6 km south of the town of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.[1]
| Lepthoplosternum stellatum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Lepthoplosternum |
| Species: | L. stellatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepthoplosternum stellatum R. E. dos Reis & Kaefer, 2005 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Lepthoplosternum stellatum" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Reis, Roberto E.; Kaefer, Cíntia C. (2005). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "Two New Species of the Neotropical Catfish Genus Lepthoplosternum (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia. 2005 (4): 724–731. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0724:TNSOTN]2.0.CO;2.
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