Acestridium dichromum is a species freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[3] This catfish occurs in tributaries of the upper Orinoco in Colombia and Venezuela, as well as in the upper Rio Negro drainage in Venezuela. There are records from Brazil but these are treated as unconfirmed.[1] This species recahes a standard length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[4]
| Acestridium dichromum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Acestridium |
| Species: | A. dichromum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestridium dichromum | |
References
edit- 1 2 Mojica, J.I.; DoNascimiento, CD; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; et al. (2021). "Acestridium dichromum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176013011A176013030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176013011A176013030.en. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acestridium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Retzer, Michael E.; Leo G. Nico; and Francisco Provenzano R. (1999). "Two new species of Acestridium (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from southern Venezuela, with observations on camouflage and color change". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 10 (4): 313–326.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestridium dichromum". FishBase. November 2025 version.
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