Dentectus
| Dentectus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Dentectus Martín Salazar, Isbrücker, & Nijssen, 1982 |
| Species: | D. barbarmatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dentectus barbarmatus | |
Dentectus barbarmatus is the only species of the monotypic genus Dentectus, a genus of armored catfish.[2][3]
This species is endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the upper Orinoco drainage.[2] There is very little ecological and behavioral information on this species.[2]
This species reaches 13.7 centimetres (5.4 in) SL.[4] 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.[2]
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