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Plecostomus affinis
Steindachner, 1876
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Suborder
Family
Genus
Species
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Osteichthyes
Neopterygii
Siluriformes
Loricarioidei
Loricariidae
Plecostomus
affinis
ICZN
Name Authority:
muse migration
Occurs in brackish , freshwater habitats.
Common Name(s):
No common names recorded.
Related Publications:
Steindachner 1877
Mazzoni et al. 1994
Cited MCZ Specimens:
MCZ:Ich:7818
Syntype p. 559 in
Steindachner 1877
MCZ:Ich:7835
Syntype p. 559 in
Steindachner 1877
MCZ:Ich:7886
Syntype p. 559 in
Steindachner 1877
MCZ:Ich:7818
Paralectotype in
Mazzoni et al. 1994
MCZ:Ich:7835
Paralectotype in
Mazzoni et al. 1994
MCZ:Ich:7886
Paralectotype in
Mazzoni et al. 1994
Synonymns and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Parent Genus:
Plecostomus
Related: 31 species, 0 subspecies
Congeneric Species:
Plecostomus angulicauda
Plecostomus bicirrhosus
Plecostomus carinatus
Plecostomus commersonii
Plecostomus dolichopterus
Plecostomus emarginatus
Plecostomus hemiurus
Plecostomus horridus
Plecostomus johnii
Plecostomus knerii
Plecostomus latirostris
Plecostomus lima
Plecostomus limosus
Plecostomus luetkeni
Plecostomus macrops
Plecostomus microps
Plecostomus micropunctatus
Plecostomus plecostomus
Plecostomus punctatus
Plecostomus robinii
Plecostomus sanctae-clarae
Plecostomus sanctaeclarae
Plecostomus seminudus
Plecostomus spinosissimus
Plecostomus vaillanti
Plecostomus vaillantii
Plecostomus vermicularis
Plecostomus villarsi
Plecostomus watatata
Plecostomus wertheimeri
Plecostomus wuchereri
No Subspecies
Media:
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MCZ:Ich:7886
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Ich:7886
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Plecostomus affinis
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