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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Common Names | L062, Cataphract Whiptail Katafrakt-piskehalemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Mouth of Marowijne River, near Galibi, 5°45'N, 54°00'W, Suriname [South America]. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria carinata, Loricaria cirrhosa, Loricaria dentata, Loricaria dura, Loricaria setifera, Plecostomus flagellaris |
| Pronunciation | lorry CAR ee ah - cat ah frak tah |
| Etymology | (Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 295mm or 11.6" 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: Amazon River basin and coastal rivers of the Guianas. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 307. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.69.1267 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2004 May 15 00:00) |