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  • Limatulichthys griseusDorsal view - Parnaíba River
  • Limatulichthys griseusClose-up of mouth
  • Limatulichthys griseus
  • Limatulichthys griseusDorsal view
  • Limatulichthys griseus
  • Limatulichthys griseusVentral view
  • Limatulichthys griseus
  • Limatulichthys griseus
  • Limatulichthys griseus
  • Limatulichthys griseus
  • Limatulichthys griseus
  • Limatulichthys griseus
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Scientific Name Limatulichthys griseus    (Eigenmann, 1909)
Common Name
Type Locality Konawaruk, Guyana.
Synonym(s) Limatulichthys punctatus, Loricaria griseus, Loricariichthys parnahybae, Rhineloricaria petleyi
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Size 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon, Tocantins, Essequibo, western Orinoco, and Parnaíba River basins.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (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 2018.
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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 Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1), pp8.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2010 Aug 01 05:16)