| Cteniloricaria maculata | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Cteniloricaria |
| Species: | C. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cteniloricaria maculata (Boeseman, 1971) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cteniloricaria platystoma | |
Cteniloricaria maculata is a species of armored catfish native to French Guiana and Suriname where it is found in the Maroni and Corantijn River basins. C. maculata lives in creeks and rapids where the vegetation is poor, the water is clear and well-oxygenated and shallow (less than 1 metre (3.3 ft)), with sandy to rocky substrate. This species grows to a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) SL. The IUCN Red List synonymises this species with Cteniloricaria platystoma.
References
- ^ Calegari, B.B. (2022). "Cteniloricaria platystoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T176171679A176171709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176171679A176171709.en. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cteniloricaria maculata". FishBase. December 2011 version.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cteniloricaria maculata | |
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