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Scientific Name	**Loricaria parnahybae** Steindachner, 1907
Common Name	Parnahyba Whiptail
Type Locality	Rio Parnahyba, Victoria, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Loricaria piauhiae
Pronunciation	lorry CAR ee ah
Etymology	(Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). Named for the Rio Parnahyba in Victoria, Brazil.
Species Information
Size	160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	When young, Loricaria spp. can be differentiated from the similar Rineloricaria spp. by their more feathered sucker-mouths. In adults this difference is considerably more evident. L. parnahybae has a longer snout than the otherwise similar L. simillima.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil and French Guiana. Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Guamá (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
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 44 (no. 10) (for 25 Apr. 1907), pp 153 [2].
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Last Update	2020 Sep 28 08:24 (species record created: 2006 Apr 09 00:00)