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| Scientific Name | Metaloricaria paucidens Isbrücker, 1975 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Creek at right bank of Ouaqui R., upstream of Sant Bali, French Guiana. |
| Etymology | (Greek)Meta=With,after + (Latin) lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather(a suit of armour made of leather). This specific epithet refers to its little(paucus=little) teeth(-dens=teeth). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 270mm (10.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Oyapock, Sinnamary, and Marowijne River basins. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Sinnamary (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Biol.v. 50 (no. 4) - pp2 - Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 May 10 12:18 (species record created: 2005 Jun 06 00:00) |
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