Loricariichthys cashibo
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| Loricariichthys cashibo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Loricariichthys |
| Species: | L. cashibo |
| Binomial name | |
| Loricariichthys cashibo | |
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Loricariichthys cashibo[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] It is endemic to Peru, where it occurs in the upper Amazon River basin.[1] L. cashibo was first formally described as Loricaria cashibo in 1942 by the American ichthyologists Carl H. Eigenmann and William Ray Allen with its type locality given as Lake Cashiboya.[2] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 13 cm (5.1 in) and is thought to be a facultative air breather.[4]
