Metaloricaria nijsseni • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Metaloricaria nijsseni** (Boeseman, 1976)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Sipaliwini River, southwestern Suriname.
Etymology	(Greek)Meta=With,after + (Latin) lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather(a suit of armour made of leather).
Species Information
Size	295mm (11.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie and Corantijn River basins, Suriname. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Suriname (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Saramacca (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Nickerie (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) v. 50 (no. 11), pp170, Pl. 8
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Jan 25 15:48 (species record created: 2004 Aug 03 00:00)