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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Parancistrus

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South America
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Parancistrus aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1855)

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Parancistrus aurantiacus
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South America
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Parancistrus nudiventris Rapp Py-Daniel & Zuanon, 2005

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Parancistrus nudiventris
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parancistrus aurantiacus South America 19.3 SL 1855
Parancistrus nudiventris South America 22 TL 2005



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