Lithoxancistrus

Lithoxancistrus is a small genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

• Lithoxancistrus orinoco <small>Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988</small>
• Lithoxancistrus yekuana <small>(Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez, 2007)</small>

Taxonomy

Lithoxancistrus was erected in 1988, but was later synonymized with Pseudancistrus. It was revalidated as a genus in 2012.

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