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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Metaloricaria paucidens** Isbrücker, 1975
Common Name
Type Locality	Creek at right bank of Ouaqui R., upstream of Sant Bali, French Guiana.
Synonym(s)	Metaloricaria paucidens paucidens
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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences de Belgique, Biologie v. 50 (no. 4), pp 2, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:12 (species record created: 2005 Jun 06 00:00)