Niobichthys ferrarisi
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Niobichthys ferrarisi is the only species of the monotypic genus Niobichthys of loricariid catfish (order Siluriformes).[1] N. ferrarisi is classified in the tribe Hypoptopomatini within the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.[2] This fish reaches a length of Script error: No such module "convert". SL. This species is endemic to Venezuela and occurs in the upper Baria River and the Rio Negro basin.[3]
The fish is named in honor of Carl Ferraris, Jr. (born 1950), co-discoverer of this species and participant in the 1984 South American expedition to the type locality of the fish.[4]