Synopsis by Shane Linder
Niobichthys ferrarisi is described from the upper Rio Orinoco region at Rio Baria at the base of Cerro La Neblina. This strange little fish looks like a cross between an Otocinclus and a Rineloricaria. The paper also includes a new key for Hypoptopomatini. Very nice photos of the new species are included.
Reference: Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano. 1998. Niobichthys ferrarisi, a new genus and species of armoured catfish from southern Venezuela (Siluriforms: Loricariidae). Icthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 8 No. 3: 221-230 5 figs, 2 tabs.
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