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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Proloricaria: Greek, pro = in front of + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706.
More on authors: Isbrücker & Nijssen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Upper Paraná River drainage, La Plata basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114987); max. published weight: 660.00 g (Ref. 114987)
Herbivore. Feeds on periphyton growing on the rocky bottom of the river (Ref. 56003).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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