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Scientific Name | Loricariichthys anus (Valenciennes, 1835) |
Common Names | Long-lipped Whiptail Catfish Langlæbet Sandsugemalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Río de la Plata near Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Synonym(s) | Loricaria anus |
Pronunciation | lorry CARRY ICK thiss |
Etymology | Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather + Greek, ichthys = fish |
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Size | 460mm or 18.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | South America: Coastal rivers of southern Brazil and from the Uruguay and lower Paraná River basins. La Plata, Paraná, Lower Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay, Negro (Lower Uruguay) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, Samborombon Bay, Salado (Buenos Aires) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Feeding | In general, Loricariichthys show a varied diet including a lot of detritus and sediments, plus algae, microcrustaceans, fungi, plant remains, and larval insects. |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, pp Pl. 6 (fig. 1). |
Registered Keepers | Keeping this species? Why not . There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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Last Update | 2021 Jan 27 10:51 (species record created: 2010 Aug 05 19:59) |