Etymology
para (gr.) = next + genus Loricaria
Classification
Synonyms
Length (total)
15 - 60 cm
Body height
flat
Coloring
beige - braun
Breeding behavior
lip breeder
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.610
Internet sources
- Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)" (Verslagen en technische Gegevens. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie, No. 22, P. 87)
- Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2007 "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (Zootaxa, No. 1462, P. 1)
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1978 "Descriptions préliminaires de nouveaux taxa de la famille des Loricariidae, poissons-chats cuirassés néotropicaux, avec un catalogue critique de la sous-famille nominale (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
López, H.L.; Miquelarena,A.M. & Menni, R.C., 2003 "Lista comentada de los peces continentales de la Argentina"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
López, H.L.; Miquelarena,A.M. & Menni, R.C., 2003 "Lista comentada de los peces continentales de la Argentina"
25
100
20 - 27
unknown
Paraloricaria commersonoides
Devincenzi, 1943
Argentina, Brazil?, Uruguay
río Uruguay bei Paysandú
(Paysandú)
Devincenzi, 1943
Argentina, Brazil?, Uruguay
río Uruguay bei Paysandú
(Paysandú)
50
200
18 - 22
unknown
Paraloricaria vetula
Valenciennes, 1835
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río de la Plata-Einzug, río Uruguay, río Negro
(Entre Rios, Río Negro)
Valenciennes, 1835
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río de la Plata-Einzug, río Uruguay, río Negro
(Entre Rios, Río Negro)
60
200
20 - 26
unknown
3 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Paul Louis Oudart (1796–1860)
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