| Status | DD |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Lithogenes wahari |
| Authority | Schaefer & Provenzano, 2008[1] |
Lithogenes wahari is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes.[1] This catfish is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from its type locality in Pawa stream, a tributary of the Cuao River, in the drainage system of the Sipapo River in Amazonas state, in the Guiana Shield.[2] This species reaches a standard length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).[3] The specific name, wahari, is derived from Rúa-Wahari, the creator god of the Piaroa people who are indigenous to the middle of the Orinoco basin, within which this species is found.[4]
References
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- ^ Echevarría, G. (2019). "Lithogenes wahari". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T118041482A118041487.en. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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- ^ Christopher Scharpf (11 October 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LITHOGENINAE Gosline 1947 (Climbing Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
Further reading
- Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano, 2008. The Lithogeninae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae): anatomy, interrelationships, and description of a new species. Am. Mus. Novit. 3637:1-49.