''Lithoxus surinamensis'' is a species of
armored catfish endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Suriname where it is found in stony rivulets of the
Gran Rio
Gran Rio (English: big river) is a river of Suriname. The Gran Rio joins with the Pikin Rio (English: small river) to form Suriname River. The river runs from the northern hills of the Eilerts de Haan Mountains. It has a stony bottom, forms man ...
basin. This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
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Ancistrini
Fish of Suriname
Endemic fauna of Suriname
Fish described in 1982
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