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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. |
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Size | 85mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | South America: Orinoco River and tributaries. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Temperature | 25.0-27.0°C or 77-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 1), pp 14, Figs. 1-2. |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 17 12:25 (species record created: 2003 Nov 09 00:00) |