Metaloricaria paucidens • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Metaloricaria paucidens** Isbrücker, 1975
Common Name
Type Locality	Creek at right bank of Ouaqui R., upstream of Sant Bali, French Guiana.
Etymology	(Greek)Meta=With,after + (Latin) lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather(a suit of armour made of leather). This specific epithet refers to its little(paucus=little) teeth(-dens=teeth).
Species Information
Size	270mm or 10.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Oyapock, Sinnamary, and Marowijne River basins. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Sinnamary (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) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
References	Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Biol.v. 50 (no. 4) - pp2 - Fig. 1
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Last Update	2008 May 10 12:18 (species record created: 2005 Jun 06 00:00)