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Furcodontichthys

Furcodontichthys is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The only species in the genus is Furcodontichthys novaesi.

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Furcodontichthys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Genus: Furcodontichthys
Rapp Py-Daniel, 19813
Species:
F. novaesi
Binomial name
Furcodontichthys novaesi
Rapp Py-Daniel, 19812

Furcodontichthys is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The only species in the genus is Furcodontichthys novaesi.24

This species is endemic to Brazil where it is known from the middle Amazon at Lake Tefé and from the upper Juruá River drainage in the Solimões River basin. F. novaesi inhabits sandy substrates.4

Furcodontichthys novaesi reaches a length of 10.2 centimetres (4.0 in) SL.5 As with closely related genera, males of Furcodontichthys show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this genus is a lip brooder.4 The presence of conspicuous fringed barbels at the lip corners is unique among the Loricariinae subfamily.4

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References

  1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Furcodontichthys novaesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T134711293A134711310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134711293A134711310.pt. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Furcodontichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Loricariinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Furcodontichthys novaesi". FishBase. December 2011 version.