Furcodontichthys novaesi

Taxobox
name = "Furcodontichthys novaesi"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Loricariidae
subfamilia = Loricariinae
tribus = Loricariini
genus = "Furcodontichthys"
genus_authority = Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981
species = "F. novaesi"
binomial = "Furcodontichthys novaesi"
binomial_authority = Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981.

"Furcodontichthys novaesi" is the only species of the monotypic genus "Furcodontichthys", a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf|title=The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis|first=Raphael|last=Covain|coauthors=Fisch-Muller, Sonia|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1462|pages=1–40|year=2007|formattPDF]

This species is known from the middle Amazon at Lake Tefé and from the upper Jurua River drainage in the Solimões River basin. "F. novaesi" inhabits sandy substrates.

"F. novaesi" reaches a length of about 10 centimetres (4 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Furcodontichthys|species=novaesi|year=2007|month=May] As with closely related genera, males of "Furcodontichthys" show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this genus is a lip brooder. The presence of conspicuous fringed barbels at the lip cornersis unique among the Loricariinae subfamily.

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