Phreatobius dracunculus

Taxobox
name = "Phreatobius dracunculus"
status =
status_system =
status_ref =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = "incertae sedis"
genus = "Phreatobius"
species = "P. dracunculus"
binomial = "Phreatobius dracunculus"
binomial_authority = Shibatta, Muriel-Cunha & de Pinna, 2007

"Phreatobius dracunculus" is a species of catfish in the genus "Phreatobius".cite journal|title=A new subterranean species of "Phreatobius" Goeldi, 1905 (Siluriformes, Incertae sedis) from the Southwestern Amazon basin|first=Oscar Akio|last=Shibatta|coauthors=Muriel-Cunha, Janice; de Pinna, Mário C.C.|journal=Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia|Volume=47|issue=17|pages=191-201|year=2007]

"P. dracunculus" was discovered from an artificial well in the village of Rio Pardo, located in the drainage area of the Rio Branco (Rio Madeira system, Amazon basin).

This small fish reaches a maximum length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. "P. dracunculus" differs from "P. cisternarum" in a number of ways, but the main differences are the absence of eyes (which are present in "P. cisternarum") and the lack of dark pigmentation in the skin (while in "P. cisternarum" some faint dark pigment is always present). These fish are light pink.

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