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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Loricaria: Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Cuffy (also spelled Coffy, Kofi and Koffi) was a West African man taken into slavery to work in the Dutch colony of Berbice (in present-day Guyana). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
South America: Guyana.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
It has a subtle, shallow, and rounded postorbital notch, with weakly developed odontode ridges on the dorsal surface of the head and predorsal area. The abdominal plates are tightly connected, fully covering the median abdominal region and the pectoral girdle. It also has a higher count of anterior lateral plates and distinctive coloration traits.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Londoño-Burbano, A., A. Urbano-Bonilla and M.R. Thomas, 2020. Loricaria cuffyi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a new species of loricariin catfish from the Guiana Shield. J. Fish Biol. 98(1):154-167. (Ref. 123758)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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