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| Scientific Name | Lamontichthys parakana Paixão & Toledo-Piza, 2009 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lower rio Tocantins basin, rio Tocantins, below dam at Tucuruí, Pará, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | lamb ont ICK thiss |
| Etymology | The species name, parakana, is in reference to the Parakanã, inhabitants of the margins of the lower rio Tocantins, in the State of Pará. Parakanã, an American group that historically inhabited the area of the lower rio Tocantins, drainage from which the examined specimens of the species in this study originated. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 131mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | In all species of Lamontichthys, there is one pectoral fin spine and seven pectoral fin rays on each fin, as opposed to the rest of Loricariinae species which have one pectoral fin spine and only six pectoral fin rays. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Lower rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 7 (no. 4), pp 531, Fig. 13. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up L. parakana on Fishbase |
 | Look up L. parakana on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. parakana on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.143.2375 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2009 Dec 21 12:35) |