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Scientific Name	**Spatuloricaria terracanticum** Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Rojas-Molina, Ramírez-Gil & Prada-Pedreros, 2018
Common Name
Type Locality	Upía River, tributary to the upper Meta River, Orinoco basin, Sabanalarga, Casanare, Colombia.
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.
Species Information
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.
Habitat Information
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia v. 106 (no. 4), pp 612, Figs. 1-5A, 5B.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Aug 08 07:09 (species record created: 2018 Oct 31 10:39)