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| Scientific Name | Loricaria lata Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Common Name(s) | L010 |
| Type Locality | Goiás, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | lorry CAR ee ah |
| Etymology | (Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 180mm (7.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | When young, Loricaria spp. can be differentiated from the similar Rineloricaria spp. by their more feathered sucker-mouths. In adults this difference is considerably more evident. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Araguaia River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (Ser. 2)v. 2 - pp36 Aqualog shows Loricaria simillima as L010. Aqualog also presents L010a, known commonly as the red lizard cat. This species is often considered to be a colour morph of Hemiloricaria lanceolota, but reaches a different adult size and exhibits totally different odontodal growth. |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Freakdaddy (k: 2), (2) Plank (k: 3), (3) joviman, (4) Ill, (5) Daragh, (6) plecko, (7) myfish (k: 3), (8) miles44 (k: 5), (9) Syokoy, (10) marangmic, (11) Daniel_yeo, (12) Harry94. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Apr 14 01:11 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00) |
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