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Scientific Name Crossoloricaria venezuelae    (Schultz, 1944)
Common Name
Type Locality Río Palmar at the bridge about 70 kilometers southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Synonym(s) Crossoloricaria variegata venezuelae, Loricaria variegata venezuelae
Etymology (Greek)Krossoi=tassel + (Latin)lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). 
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Size 183mm or 7.2" 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.
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Distribution South America: Lake Maracaibo drainage.
Lake Maracaibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007.
Temperature 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172), pp 329, Pl. 12 (fig. C).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2006 Aug 04 09:10)