''Guyanancistrus teretirostris'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is a
freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, especially the difference in levels of s ...
native to
South America, where it occurs in the upper
Paru de Oeste River
The Paru de Oeste River (Erepecuru River) is a tributary of the Trombetas River in Pará in north-central Brazil.
Geography
In addition to the main river, it has a "loop" known as the Cuminá River, which finally merges into the Paru de Oeste Riv ...
in
Brazil. The species reaches 9.8 cm (3.9 inches) in
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
. Its specific epithet, ''teretirostris'', is derived from
Latin and refers to the rounded shape of the species' snout.
References
Fish described in 2018
Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
Hypostominae
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