Loricaria birindellii • Loricariidae • All Fishes

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Scientific Name	**Loricaria birindellii** Thomas & Sabaj , 2010
Common Names	L010, Xingu Lipbrooder
Type Locality	Rio Curuá, Iriri-Xingu drainage, near town of Castelo dos Sonhos, 8°19'07''S, 55°05'23''W, Altamira Municipality, Pará State, Brazil.
Pronunciation	lorry CAR ee ah
Etymology	(Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Species Information
Size	239mm or 9.4" 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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Brazil, Pará, Altamira Municipality, Rio Curuá, Iriri-Xingu drainage, near town of Castelo dos Sonhos Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported but will, very likely, be a lipbrooder.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
References	Copeia (2010)2:274-283.
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Last Update	2018 Oct 07 07:49 (species record created: 2010 Jun 06 15:17)