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Limatulichthys nasarcus Londoño-Burbano, Lefebvre & Lujan, 2014 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Loricariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 15.09 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: middle Ventuari and lower Caura rivers, Orinoco River drainage in Venezuela. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Limatulichthys nasarcus differs from L. griseus by the possession of the following characters: anterior abdominal plates half the size of those at center of abdomen (vs. plates similar in size); spots across the entire dorsum, including snout and head, less than half of diameter of naris (vs. indistinct spots larger or equal than diameter of naris); lateral portion of head and opercle with dark well-defined spots, larger than those on dorsum (vs. spots on lateral portions of head and opercle equal in size to those on remainder of body); profile of snout in dorsal view broadly rounded (vs. acutely triangular); head longer (21.4-24.2 SL vs. 17.7-21.0%); and longer anal fin (15.7-18.0 SL vs. 13.7-15.6%) (Ref. 97714). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 21 August 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||