In a river of southeastern Brazil, an “armored” creature with a “whip”-like tail moved through the shallow water. At least, ...

Buckup’s whiptail catfish are covered in “armored” body plates and can reach about 7 inches in length, the study said. Their teeth are “strong,” and their lips have “irregularly sized ...

DNA barcode; Freshwater fishes; Loricariinae; Sea-level variations; Suckermouth armored catfishes Holotype. MNRJ 51116, 111.2 mm SL, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, Macaé River, bridge on RJ-168 ...

The state hosts unique species like the blind catfish that inhabit underground aquifers beneath ... and the endemic New Mexico whiptail lizard, an all-female species that reproduces through ...