Delturus
| Delturus | |
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| Delturus parahybae (Parahiba, Brazil, 24 May 1865) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Delturinae |
| Genus: | Delturus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Delturus parahybae C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
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Delturus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes. It is the type genus of the subfamily Delturinae, the catfishes in this subfamily are known as primitive suckermouth catfishes. These catfishes are endemic to Brazil.