Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Dekeyseria

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6 species (see list below)
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South America
Max. Length 17.8 cm SL
Dekeyseria amazonica Rapp Py-Daniel, 1985

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Dekeyseria amazonica
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South America
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Dekeyseria brachyura (Kner, 1854)

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Dekeyseria brachyura
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South America
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Dekeyseria niveata (La Monte, 1929)

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Dekeyseria niveata
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Dekeyseria picta
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South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Dekeyseria pulchra (Steindachner, 1915)

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Dekeyseria pulchra
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South America
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha (Kner, 1854)

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Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dekeyseria amazonica South America 17.8 SL 1985
Dekeyseria brachyura South America 16 TL 1854
Dekeyseria niveata South America 13 SL 1929
Dekeyseria picta South America 14 TL 1854
Dekeyseria pulchra South America 10 SL 1915
Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha South America 21 SL 1854



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