Acestridium martini

Acestridium martini

An armored catfish reaching six point seven centimeters

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Acestridium martini is a species freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is found in the Rio Negro drainage system in Brazil and Colombia and the upper Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela. This species reaches a standard length of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Acestridium
Maximum length: 6.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Upper Orinoco and Negro River basins.

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