Paraloricaria
Appearance
Paraloricaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
Tribe: | Loricariini |
Genus: | Paraloricaria Isbrücker, 1979 |
Type species | |
Loricaria vetula Valenciennes, 1836
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Paraloricaria is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Paraloricaria agastor Isbrücker, 1979
- Paraloricaria commersonoides (Devincenzi, 1943)
- Paraloricaria vetula (Valenciennes, 1835)
Description
[edit]Paraloricaria shows a strongly flattened body, weak postorbital notches, long and ramified maxillary barbels, and overall, conspicuous fringed barbels.[2]
Male Paraloricaria are abdomino-lip brooders.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paraloricaria". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ a b Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.