Summary of spatuloricaria |
Pronounced | spat you lorry CAR ee ah. |
Etymology | Latin, spatula, spathe = spatula, spatule + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; in reference to the flat bodyshape. |
Sexing | Adult males are more heavily built with odontodal growth from the cheeks and on the pectoral fin spines which are typically thicker and a little shorter than those found on females. When viewed from above, the male has an isosceles triangle-shaped head, which contrasts with the more equilateral
triangle shape seen in females. |
Size | Smallest 80mm, largest 520mm, average 299mm, most commonly 400mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 19 "species" in the database |
New spp. / time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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Genus Thumbnails |
S. atratoensis (i:0, k:0) S. caquetae (i:5, k:0) S. curvispina (i:0, k:0) S. euacanthagenys (i:0, k:0) S. evansii (i:2, k:0) S. fimbriata (i:0, k:0) S. gymnogaster (i:1, k:0) S. lagoichthys (i:0, k:0) S. nudiventris (i:0, k:0) S. phelpsi (i:3, k:0) S. puganensis (i:6, k:0) S. sp. `RIO GUAMA` (i:4, k:0) S. sp. `RIO SAN ALEJANDRO` (i:3, k:0) S. sp. (1) (i:6, k:0) S. sp. (2) (i:1, k:0) S. sp. (LDA114) (i:3, k:0) S. sp. (LDA115) (i:13, k:0) S. terracanticum (i:6, k:0) S. tuira (i:6, k:0)
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