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Scientific Name Spatuloricaria evansii  (Boulenger, 1892)
Common Name
Type Locality Jangada, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Loricaria evansii
Pronunciation spat you lorry CAR ee ah.
Etymology Latin, spatula, spathe = spatula, spatule + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; in reference to the flat bodyshape. 
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Size 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing Adult males are more heavily built with odontodal growth from the cheeks and on the pectoral fin spines which are typically thicker and a little shorter than those found on females. When viewed from above, the male has an isosceles triangle-shaped head, which contrasts with the more equilateral triangle shape seen in females.
Down Habitat Information
Distribution South America: Paraguay and Beni River basins.
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Beni (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 10 (no. 55) (art. 2), pp 10, Pl. 1.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 19 10:37 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 10:40)