Paraloricaria
| Paraloricaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Paraloricaria Isbrücker, 1979 |
| Type species | |
| Loricaria vetula Valenciennes, 1836 | |
Paraloricaria is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Paraloricaria agastor Isbrücker, 1979
- Paraloricaria commersonoides (Devincenzi, 1943)
- Paraloricaria vetula (Valenciennes, 1835)
Description
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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Paraloricaria in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- 1 2 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.
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