''Loricariichthys cashibo'' commonly called Carachama
[ (but this name is also used for other species) is a ]species
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of catfish
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in the family Loricariidae. It is endemic
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to Peru, where it occurs in the upper Amazon River
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The headwaters of t ...
basin. Its type locality is Lake Cashiboya.[ The species reaches in length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.]
References
Loricariini
Fish described in 1942
Fish of Peru
Endemic fauna of Peru
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
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