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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Genus: Acestridium

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7 species
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Max. Length 5.0 cm SL

 
Acestridium colombiense
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Acestridium dichromum Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999

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Acestridium dichromum
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Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Acestridium discus Haseman, 1911

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Acestridium discus
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Acestridium gymnogaster
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Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

 
Acestridium martini
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Acestridium scutatum
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Photo by Rodriguez, M.S./R.E. Reis

South America
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Acestridium triplax Rodríguez & Reis, 2007

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Acestridium triplax
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acestridium colombiense South America 5.0 SL 2005
Acestridium dichromum South America 6.3 SL 1999
Acestridium discus South America 6.7 SL 1911
Acestridium gymnogaster South America 2009
Acestridium martini South America 6.7 SL 1999
Acestridium scutatum South America 2009
Acestridium triplax South America 5.6 SL 2007



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