Callichthys serralabium Lehmann A. & Reis, 2004
Sawlipped catfish

Family:  Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes), subfamily: Callichthyinae
Max. size:  15.81 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Upper Orinoco River and lower Negro River basins of the Amazon River drainage in Venezuela and Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Distinguished from other Callichthys species by having the lower lip serrated; 8-9 branched rays in pectoral fin; an irregular color pattern of dark, diffuse blotches on flanks of adults; anal-fin spine length (5.3-8.5% SL); and absence of the prenasal central plate (Ref. 55482). Description: anal fin with two unbranched and five branched rays; pectoral fin with one spine and 8-9 branched rays (Ref. 55482).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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