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

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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Spectracanthicus immaculatus
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South America
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987

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Spectracanthicus murinus
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South America
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus (Steindachner, 1881)

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Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
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Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Spectracanthicus tocantinensis
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Spectracanthicus zuanoni Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014

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Spectracanthicus zuanoni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Spectracanthicus immaculatus South America 8.2 SL 2014
Spectracanthicus murinus South America 9.7 SL 1987
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus South America 10.6 SL 1881
Spectracanthicus tocantinensis South America 9.3 SL 2014
Spectracanthicus zuanoni South America 24 TL 2014



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