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Parancistrus

Index Parancistrus

Parancistrus is a small genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America. [1]

14 relations: Dorsal fin, Fish fin, Francis de Laporte de Castelnau, Genus, Gill, Loricariidae, Odontode, Parancistrus aurantiacus, Parancistrus nudiventris, Pieter Bleeker, Pogonopoma, Rhinelepis, South America, Synonym (taxonomy).

Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates such as fishes, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), and the (extinct) ichthyosaur.

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Fish fin

Fins are usually the most distinctive anatomical features of a fish.

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Francis de Laporte de Castelnau

François Louis Nompar de Caumont La Force, comte de Castelnau (25 December 1810 – 4 February 1880) was a French naturalist, known also as François Laporte or Francis de Castelnau.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gill

A gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water and excretes carbon dioxide.

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Loricariidae

Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with 92 genera and just over 680 species to date, with new species being described each year.

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Odontode

Odontodes, or dermal teeth, are hard structures found on the external surfaces of animals or near internal openings.

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Parancistrus aurantiacus

Parancistrus aurantiacus is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil and Peru where it occurs in the Ucayali, Tocantins and Xingu Rivers.

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Parancistrus nudiventris

Parancistrus nudiventris is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Xingu River.

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Pieter Bleeker

Pieter Bleeker (July 10, 1819, Zaandam – January 24, 1878, The Hague) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.

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Pogonopoma

Pogonopoma is a genus of armored catfish native to rivers in south and southeast Brazil.

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Rhinelepis

Rhinelepis is a genus of South American armored catfish.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Synonym (taxonomy)

In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name,''ICN'', "Glossary", entry for "synonym" although the term is used somewhat differently in the zoological code of nomenclature.

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Acanthodemus, Hypostomus aurantiacus, Hypostomus nigricans.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parancistrus

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