| Paraloricaria | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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
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 Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Paraloricaria in 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.
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| 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
| |
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 Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Paraloricaria in 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.
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| This article relating to Loricariinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |