Spectracanthicus

Spectracanthicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Genus:	Spectracanthicus; Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Type species
	Spectracanthicus murinus; Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Synonyms
	Oligancistrus Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989;

Spectracanthicus is a genus of is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are endemic to Brazil where they are found in the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins. They live in fast-flowing waters. The largest species in the genus reaches up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in standard length. They feed on algae and small invertebrates.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Spectracanthicus immaculatus Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
Spectracanthicus javae Chamon, Pereira, Mendonça & Akama, 2018
Spectracanthicus murinus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus Steindachner, 1881
Spectracanthicus tocantinensis Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014
Spectracanthicus zuanoni Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014

References

1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypostominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
1 2 Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014). "Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species". Neotropical Ichthyology. 12 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252014000100001.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spectracanthicus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
1 2 van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0691170749.
↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Spectracanthicus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypostominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

[Chamon2014-2] 1 2 Chamon, C.C. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2014). "Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species". Neotropical Ichthyology. 12 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252014000100001.

[FishBase-3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spectracanthicus". FishBase. October 2017 version.

[Sleen2017-4] 1 2 van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0691170749.

[Cof_genus-5] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Spectracanthicus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2025.