Pseudoloricaria | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Tribe: | Loricariini |
Genus: |
Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862 |
Species: | P. laeviuscula
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Binomial name | |
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula (
Valenciennes, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
Loricaria laeviuscula |
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula is the only species of the monotypic genus Pseudoloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish ( order Siluriformes). [1] The phylogenetic position of Pseudoloricaria is uncertain. [1]
This species is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the middle and lower Amazon basin, including the Negro and Branco Rivers. [1] [2] P. laeviuscula is found over sandy bottoms, in clear waters, in the main flow of rivers, and in neighboring temporary ponds. [1]
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula reaches a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) SL. [2] Although reproductive habits are unknown, this species is probably a lip brooder. [1] Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied development of the lower lip suggesting that P. laeviuscula is a lip brooder. [1] This species shows derived features such as a reduction in size and number of teeth, premaxillary teeth absent, a circular head shape, and eyes reduced in size without iris operculum. [1]
Pseudoloricaria | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Tribe: | Loricariini |
Genus: |
Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862 |
Species: | P. laeviuscula
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Binomial name | |
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula (
Valenciennes, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
Loricaria laeviuscula |
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula is the only species of the monotypic genus Pseudoloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish ( order Siluriformes). [1] The phylogenetic position of Pseudoloricaria is uncertain. [1]
This species is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the middle and lower Amazon basin, including the Negro and Branco Rivers. [1] [2] P. laeviuscula is found over sandy bottoms, in clear waters, in the main flow of rivers, and in neighboring temporary ponds. [1]
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula reaches a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) SL. [2] Although reproductive habits are unknown, this species is probably a lip brooder. [1] Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied development of the lower lip suggesting that P. laeviuscula is a lip brooder. [1] This species shows derived features such as a reduction in size and number of teeth, premaxillary teeth absent, a circular head shape, and eyes reduced in size without iris operculum. [1]