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Scientific Name	**Crossoloricaria cephalaspis** Isbrücker, 1979
Common Name	Colombian Mouthbrooding Whiptail
Type Locality	Río Magdalena, Colombia (either 11°00'N, 74°50'W; 6°28'N, 74°28'W or 5°15'N, 74°50'W).
Etymology	(Greek)Krossoi=tassel + (Latin)lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Species Information
Size	109mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Based on Isbrücker (1979) and Covain et al. (2016), Crossoloricaria is similar to Pseudohemiodon but is distinguished by having one or two longitudinal rows of small dermal plates along the midline of the abdomen, with the lateral abdominal skin bare out to the thoracic scutes. Crossoloricaria is a strictly trans-Andean genus; cis-Andean species previously included in Crossoloricaria have been reclassified in Rhadinoloricaria, but may represent a new genus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Magdalena River basin. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 5 (no. 4) (1978), pp 102, Figs. 18-19.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:41 (species record created: 2006 Oct 16 08:20)