Reganella depressa

Taxobox
name = "Reganella depressa"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Loricariidae
subfamilia = Loricariinae
tribus = Loricariini
genus = "Reganella"
genus_authority = Eigenmann, 1905
species = "R. depressa"
binomial = "Reganella depressa"
binomial_authority = (Kner, 1853)
synonyms ="Hemiodon depressus"
Kner, 1953

"Reganella depressa" is the only species of the monotypic genus "Reganella", 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] "R.depressa" is a poorly known species and uncommon in collections. Its phylogenetic position remains uncertain.

This species is distributed in the middle Amazon River basin, including the Negro, Tapajos, and Branco Rivers. "R. depressa" probably inhabits sandy substrates with flowing waters. "R. depressa" reaches a length of about 11 centimetres (4 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Reganella|species=depressa|year=2007|month=May]

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