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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Rhadinoloricaria: Greek, rhadinos, -e, -on = soft, flexible + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Bruno Condé (1920–2004) was a French zoologist and speleologist, whose doctorate in natural science was awarded by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Nancy (1952), where he had started work as a botany collector (1943). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Isbrücker & Nijssen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Upper Amazon drainage, Napo River basin, Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36389)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Loricariidae - Loricariinae (Armored catfishes). p. 330-350. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36389)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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