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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Loricaria: Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); thomasi: Name 'thomasi' in honor of Dr. Matthew R. Thomas, ichthyologist at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, for his contributions on the taxonomy and systematics of the genus Loricaria.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
South America: Colombia and Venezuela.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 133466)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 7; Radios blandos anales: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: striking development of its buccal tuft; a medial cluster of 25-29 simple, elongate papillae, supported by a fleshy protuberance from the anterior roof of the buccal cavity, internal to premaxillae (Ref. 133466).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus; Gut examination of the species revealed its diet composed of detritus and a variety of nonbiting midge larvae (Chironomidae) in the subfamilies Chironominae (Cryptochironomus, Pelomus) and Tanypodinae (Coelotanypus) (Ref. 133466).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Provenzano, F.R. and M.H. Sabaj, 2024. Description of a new species of Loricaria Linnaeus 1758 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Orinoco Basin. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 168:211-220. (Ref. 133466)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
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): 2.5 ±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 (13 of 100).
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