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| Scientific Name | Avalithoxus jantjae (Lujan, 2008) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Ventuari, above Tencua Falls 58 kilometers east-southeast of San Juan de Manapiare, ca. 5°02'N, 65°36'W, Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Lithoxus jantjae |
| Pronunciation | AH vah lith OX uss. |
| Etymology | Avalithoxus is a portmanteau of the Latin word ava, meaning ‘grandmother’, and the genus name Lithoxus. It refers to both the apparently basal position of this lineage and the matronym of the type species, which honoured Jeanne Lujan, the author's mother. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 38mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Avalithoxus can be distinguished from other
species of Lithoxini by having 12 branched caudal fin
rays (vs. 14 or 13), four branched anal-fin
rays (vs. 5), five interdorsal plates (vs. 6 to 9), at most low hemispherical papillae around the oral disc margin (vs. digitate papillae), and a maximum of 25 hypertrophied cheek odontodes (mode, 18; range, 16–25) vs. a maximum of 21 (mode, 12; range, 5–21). Avalithoxus can be distinguished from other species of Lithoxini by having 12 branched caudal fin rays (vs. 14 or 13), four branched anal-fin rays (vs. 5), five interdorsal plates (vs. 6 to 9), at most low hemispherical papillae around the oral disc margin (vs. digitate papillae), and a maximum of 25 hypertrophied cheek odontodes (mode, 18; range, 16–25) vs. a maximum of 21 (mode, 12; range, 5–21). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 414, Fig. 1. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up A. jantjae on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. jantjae on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.184.2201 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |