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| Scientific Name | Loricaria prolixa Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978 |
| Common Name(s) | Giant Whiptail |
| Type Locality | Rio Piracicaba, 22°45'S, 47°40'W, Rio Paraná system, Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Proloricaria prolixa |
| Pronunciation | lorry CAR ee ah - pro licks ah |
| Etymology | (Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 350mm (13.8") 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: Upper Paraná River drainage, La Plata basin. La Plata  , Paraná , Upper Paraná (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Beaufortia v. 27 (no. 339) 188 Fig. 5 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Dec 07 03:41 (species record created: 2001 Nov 16 00:00) |
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