Fonchiiloricaria
| Fonchiiloricaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Genus: | Fonchiiloricaria Rodriguez, Ortega & Covain, 2011 |
| Species: | F. nanodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Fonchiiloricaria nanodon Rodriguez, Ortega & Covain, 2011
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Fonchiiloricaria nanodon is a species of armored catfish endemic to Peru where it is found from the Río Huallaga. This species is the only recognized member of its genus. This species grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) TL.
The generic name Fonchiiloricaria honours Fonchii Chang, and the specific name νᾶνος "nā́nos", meaning dwarf or reduced and ὀδούς "odoús", meaning tooth.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Fonchiiloricaria nanodon". FishBase. September 2025 version.
- ^ Varella, H.R. (2023). "Fonchiiloricaria nanodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T178113884A178113916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T178113884A178113916.en. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (8 June 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 September 2025.