Lithogenes wahari
| Lithogenes wahari | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Lithogenes |
| Species: | L. wahari
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithogenes wahari | |
Lithogenes wahari is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from its type locality in Pawa stream, a tributary of the Cuao River, in the drainage system of the Sipapo River in Amazonas state, in the Guiana Shield.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).[3] The specific name, wahari, is derived from Rúa-Wahari, the creator god of the Piaroa people who are indigeneous to the middle of the Orinoco basin, within which this species is found.[4]
References
- ^ a b Echevarría, G. (2019). "Lithogenes wahari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T118041482A118041487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T118041482A118041487.en. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lithogenes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lithogenes wahari". FishBase. December 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (11 October 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LITHOGENINAE Gosline 1947 (Climbing Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano, 2008. The Lithogeninae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae): anatomy, interrelationships, and description of a new species. Am. Mus. Novit. 3637:1-49.