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  • Loricaria birindellii
  • Loricaria birindelliiDorsal view
  • Loricaria birindelliiVentral view
  • Loricaria birindelliiClose-up ventral view
  • Loricaria birindelliiClose-up dorsal view
  • Loricaria birindellii
  • Loricaria birindelliiHabitat: Rio Xingu pool
  • Loricaria birindelliiVideo: Habitat: Underwater leaflitter Rio Xingu
  • Loricaria birindelliiAdult male
  • Loricaria birindellii
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Scientific Name Loricaria birindellii    Thomas & Sabaj Pérez, 2010
Common Names L010, Musehoved-sugemalle (Denmark)
Xingu Lipbrooder
Type Locality Rio Curuá, Iriri-Xingú 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). 
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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.
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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)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri, Curuá (Iriri) (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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Breeding Unreported but will, very likely, be a lipbrooder.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Copeia 2010 (no. 2), pp 276, Figs. 2, 3B, 4B-C, 5, 6.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:07 (species record created: 2010 Jun 06 15:17)