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Dekeyseria pulchra

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Species of fish

Dekeyseria pulchra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Dekeyseria
Species: D. pulchra
Binomial name
Dekeyseria pulchra
(Steindachner, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Ancistrus pulcher Steindachner, 1915

Dekeyseria pulchra is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it is found in the upper Rio Negro, Orinoco and Casiquiare canal basins. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. D. pulcher is noted to be an algae-eater.

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Taxon identifiers
Dekeyseria pulchra


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