Loricariichthys melanocheilus explained

Loricariichthys melanocheilus^[1] is a species of catfish found in the lower Paraná River and Uruguay River basins in South America, where it is known from Argentina and Brazil. The species reaches 43 cm (16.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• Teixeira de Mello, F., et al. "Length–weight relationships of eight fish species from the lower section of the Uruguay River (Rio Negro, Uruguay)." Journal of Applied Ichthyology 25.1 (2009): 128–129.
• Zardo, Éverton Luís, and Everton Rodolfo Behr. "Population structure and reproductive biology of Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira, 2000 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in the rio Ibicuí, Brazil." Neotropical IchthyologyAHEAD (2015): 00–00.
• Teixeira‐de Mello, F., et al. "Length–weight relationships of 26 fish species from the middle section of the Negro River (Tacuarembó‐Durazno, Uruguay)."Journal of Applied Ichthyology 27.6 (2011): 1413–1415.

External links

• • FishBase

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Loricariichthys melanocheilus . 2022-12-20 . www.itis.gov.
2. Roberto E. Reis, Edson H. L. Pereira, and S.A. Schaefer (2000) Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys(Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America. Copeia: December 2000, Vol. 2000, No. 4, pp. 1029-1047.
3. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Loricariichthys melanocheilus . FishBase.