Liobagrus reinii

Liobagrus reinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Liobagrus
Species: L. reinii
Binomial name
Liobagrus reinii
Hilgendorf, 1878

Liobagrus reinii is a species of catfish in the Amblycipitidae family (the torrent catfishes) endemic to Japan.[1] This species reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in).[2]

Habitat and ecology

L. reinii lives under cobbles and boulders, in bedrock crevices, and in clumps of roots of terrestrial vegetation along banks.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Liobagrus reinii" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
  2. Hilgendorf, F. M. (1878). "Einige neue japanische Fischgattungen". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin (in German): 155–157.


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