Metaloricaria nijsseni

Metaloricaria nijsseni
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Tribe: Harttiini
Genus: Metaloricaria
Species: M. nijsseni
Binomial name
Metaloricaria nijsseni
Isbrücker, 1975

Metaloricaria nijsseni is a species of armored catfish endemic to Suriname where it occurs in the Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn River basins. This species grows to a length of 29.5 centimetres (11.6 in) SL.

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