Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
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| Spatuloricaria gymnogaster | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Spatuloricaria |
| Species: | S. gymnogaster |
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| Spatuloricaria gymnogaster | |
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Spatuloricaria gymnogaster[3] is a species of 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] This catfish occurs in the upper Magdalena River basin in Colombia.[1]
FishBase records a maximum standard length of 370 cm (146 in) for the species,[4] but this is unlikely and can be assumed to be a misprint, with 37.0 cm (14.6 in) being the actual upper bound stated in the reference cited.[5] Some sources list a standard length of 25 cm (9.8 in) for Spatuloricaria gymnogaster, and FishBase provides a maximum weight of 235.3 g.[6][4]
