PlanetCatfish.com - Lithoxancistrus orinoco (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Lithoxancistrus orinoco** Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988
Common Names	L126, Large Snouted Pleco Storsnudet Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Río Orinoco at the waterfall near Río Tuparro mouth, Vichada Prov., Colombia.
Synonym(s)	Pseudancistrus orinoco
Etymology	Species named after the river Orinoco where the type specimen was collected.
Species Information
Size	85mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Orinoco River and tributaries. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	25.0-27.0°C or 77-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 1), pp 14, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:15 (species record created: 2003 Nov 09 00:00)