Niobichthys ferrarisi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: |
Niobichthys Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998 |
Species: | N. ferrarisi |
Binomial name | |
Niobichthys ferrarisi Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998 |
Niobichthys ferrarisi is the only species of the monotypic genus Niobichthys of loricariid catfish (order Siluriformes).N. ferrarisi is classified in the tribe Hypoptopomatini within the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. This fish reaches a length of 7.0 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is endemic to Venezuela and occurs in the upper Baria River and the Rio Negro basin.