Limatulichthys griseus

Limatulichthys griseus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.^[1]

Limatulichthys griseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Limatulichthys
Species:	L. griseus
Binomial name
Limatulichthys griseus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
Synonyms
Loricaria punctata Regan, 1904 Loricaria griseus Eigenmann, 1909 Rhineloricaria petleyi Fowler, 1940 Loricariichthys parnahybae Fowler, 1941

This species is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru where it is widely distributed in the Amazon basin and in the Essequibo River drainage.^[1] It is also known from the Tocantins, western Orinoco, and Parnaíba River basins.^[2] L. griseus is a sand dweller.^[1]

L. griseus reaches a length of 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) SL.^[2] As with closely related genera, males show a hypertrophied development of the lips suggesting that this species is a lip brooder.^[1]