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Paraloricaria

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Paraloricaria is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

Description

Paraloricaria shows a strongly flattened body, weak postorbital notches, long and ramified maxillary barbels, and overall, conspicuous fringed barbels.[2]

Male Paraloricaria are abdomino-lip brooders.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Paraloricaria in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ a b Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.
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Paraloricaria: Brief Summary

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Paraloricaria is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

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