/loricariidae/lithoxus/bovallii/1.jpg "Lithoxus bovallii(1) Lateral view of preserved specimen - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/lithoxus/bovallii/2.jpg "Lithoxus bovallii(2) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/lithoxus/bovallii/3.jpg "Lithoxus bovallii(3) Ventral view - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Lithoxus bovallii (Regan, 1906) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Synonym(s) | Ancistrus bovallii |
| Pronunciation | lith OX uss |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 59mm (2.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Lithoxus is a genus of small, rheophilic loricariids that are externally characterized by a strongly dorsoventrally depressed body, a large round oral disk, and small tooth cups with few teeth. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Ireng River basin in upper Negro River drainage, Guyana. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Negro, Upper Negro, Ireng (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | In the wild inhabits stony rivulets. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Feb 20 01:51 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 12:53) |
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