Adult
Close-up of head
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| Scientific Name | Paraloricaria commersonoides (Devincenzi, 1943) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Uruguay at Paysandú, Uruguay. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria commersonoides |
| Etymology | (Greek)Para=Near + (Latin)lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather(a suit of armour made of leather). Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 370mm or 14.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Lower Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná Delta (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 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo v. 1 (no. 1), pp3, Figs. 2-4. |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. commersonoides on PlanetCatfish.com |
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 | Look up P. commersonoides on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. commersonoides on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.255.3781 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |