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Scientific Name Proloricaria prolixa  (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978)
Common Name Giant Whiptail
Type Locality Rio Piracicaba, 22°45'S, 47°40'W, Rio Paraná system, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Loricaria prolixa
Pronunciation pro licks ah
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Size 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Paraná River drainage, La Plata basin.
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê, Piracicaba (São Paulo) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Beaufortia v. 27 (no. 339), pp 188, Fig. 5.
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Last Update 2020 Nov 08 04:56 (species record created: 2001 Nov 16 00:00)