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| Scientific Name | Paralithoxus planquettei (Boeseman, 1982) |
| Common Names | L044, Green Broad Lip Pleco Grøn Bredlæbesugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Crique Boulenger, Comté system, French Guiana. |
| Synonym(s) | Lithoxus planquetti |
| Pronunciation | PAH rah lith OX uss |
| Etymology | Greek: Para = The side of + lithos = stone + oxys = sharp. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | A fast water species with an interesting mouth adaptation which may have purpose in reproduction as well has eating and living life in strong currents. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Atlantic coastal drainages from Maroni to Kaw River basins in French Guiana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne, Upper Marowijne, Grand Inini (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Insectivore. User data. |
| Furniture | Inhabits rocky streams with strong current in small river tributaries. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 85 (no. 1), pp 53, Pl. 4. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2022 Jan 13 13:19 (species record created: 2005 Jun 06 00:00) |