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| Scientific Name | Lamontichthys maracaibero Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1984 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Motatán, District Miranda, Trujillo, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | lamb ont ICK thiss - mara kay bero |
| Etymology | Referring to the distribution, the Maracaibo basin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 185mm or 7.3" 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. |
| Sexing | Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the pectoral spines in mature males. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Lake Maracaibo basin. Lake Maracaibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Lake Maracaibo, Motatán (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Other Parameters | Requires well-oxygenated water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | They mainly live in the mainstream of rivers, on rocky and sandy bottoms. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. Lamontichthys are open brooders. Eggs are laid on an open surface such as rocks, plants or submerged wood and are generally exposed to the current. A few large-sized (1.4 to 1.8 mm in diameter) yellowish eggs are laid during each spawning. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revista Unellez de Ciencia y Tecnologia v. 2 (no. 2), pp 94, fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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 | Look up L. maracaibero on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. maracaibero on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.143.2374 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2009 Dec 21 12:34) |