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Gymnotocinclus anosteos
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Gymnotocinclus
Species:	G. anosteos
Binomial name
Gymnotocinclus anosteos Carvalho, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2008

Gymnotocinclus anosteos is a species of armored catfish (Loricariidae) endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Tocantinzinho River in the Tocantins River basin. This species grows to a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.

The genus Gymnotocinclus is unusual among the Loricariidae due to its extremely reduced armor plates that are characteristic of the family, giving the fish a relatively naked body. This fish probably has a basal position in the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.

References

1. ^ Carvalho, Tiago Pinto; Pablo Lehmann A; Roberto E. Reis (2008). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos, a new uniquely plated genus and species of loricariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 329–338. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300006.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnotocinclus anosteos". FishBase. December 2011 version.

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