Ituglanis parahybae
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| Ituglanis parahybae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Ituglanis |
| Species: | I. parahybae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ituglanis parahybae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1918)[2] | |
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Ituglanis parahybae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the São João River and the Paraiba River in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.[1] This species has a maximum length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in).[3]