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| Scientific Name | Limatulichthys nasarcus Londoño-Burbano, Lefebvre & Lujan, 2014 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | MCNG 56560 (ex. AUM 39845), 150. |
| Type Locality Notes | Quoting original description: "Venezuela, Orinoco River drainage, Ventuari River, beach below Raudales Tencua, 56 km ESE of San Juan de Manapiare, N 05°02'59'', W 65°40'20''.". |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 151mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caura (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In nature, they feed primarily on small aquatic invertebrates living at the bottom; rarely, they will eat small fish and small terrestrial invertebrates. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 3884 (no. 4), pp 362, Fig. 2. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up L. nasarcus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. nasarcus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.411.6363 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |