Hemipsilichthys papillatus

Hemipsilichthys papillatus is a species of loricariid catfish endemic to Brazil, where it is restricted to the Rio Preto, a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul, in the southeastern states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.^[1][2] This species grows to a length of 9.2 centimetres (3.6 in) SL.^[2]

Hemipsilichthys papillatus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hemipsilichthys
Species:	H. papillatus
Binomial name
Hemipsilichthys papillatus Pereira, Oliveira & Oyakawa, 2000