Lasiancistrus schomburgkii
Lasiancistrus schomburgkii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Lasiancistrus schomburgkii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This species has a wide distribution in the Amazon basin, as well as the upper Orinoco and Essequibo basins, it has been recorded from Bolivia Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. The Specific name, schomburgkii, honours the German explorer Robert Hermann Schomburgk, who gave the holotype to the British Museum. This catfish reaches a standard length of 14.4 cm (5.7 in).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Lasiancistrus