Scobinancistrus aureatus
Species of fish
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Scobinancistrus aureatus[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Xingu River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 29 cm (11.4 inches) in total length.[3]
| Scobinancistrus aureatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Scobinancistrus |
| Species: | S. aureatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scobinancistrus aureatus Burgess, 1994 | |
S. aureatus appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either as the sunshine pleco, as the goldie pleco, or by its associated L-number, which is L-014.[4]