Niobichthys ferrarisi
Species of fish
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Niobichthys ferrarisi is the only species of the monotypic genus Niobichthys of loricariid catfish (order Siluriformes).[1] N. ferrarisi is classified in the tribe Hypoptopomatini within the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.[2] This fish reaches a length of 7.0 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is endemic to Venezuela and occurs in the upper Baria River and the Rio Negro basin.[3]
| Niobichthys ferrarisi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Niobichthys Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998 |
| Species: | N. ferrarisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Niobichthys ferrarisi Schaefer & Provenzano-Rizzi, 1998 | |
The fish is named in honor of Carl Ferraris, Jr. (born 1950), co-discoverer of this species and participant in the 1984 South American expedition to the type locality of the fish.[4]
