Dentectus
| Dentectus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Martín Salazar, Isbrücker, & Nijssen, 1982 |
| Species: | D. barbarmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dentectus barbarmatus | |
Dentectus barbarmatus is the only species of the monotypic genus Dentectus, a genus of armored catfish.[1][2]
This species is endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the upper Orinoco drainage.[1] There is very little ecological and behavioral information on this species.[1]
This species reaches 13.7 centimetres (5.4 in) SL.[3] Although it has been placed within the Pseudohemiodon group based on its strongly depressed body, filamentous lips with long fringed barbels, and small, spoon-shaped and dentition, Dentectus also shows unique derived features such as the presence of plates along the outer margin of its maxillary barbels, and a unique mouth structure that distinguishes it from all other genera.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40.
- ^ Martin Salazar, F.J.; Isbrücker, I.J.H.; Nijssen, H. (1982). "Dentectus barbarmatus, a new genus and species of mailed catfish from the Orinoco Basin of Venezuela (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Beaufortia. 32 (8): 125–137.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dentectus barbarmatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.