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Etymology: Rhadinoloricaria: Greek, rhadinos, -e, -on = soft, flexible + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Peru and Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36389)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from R. stewari by the following characters: snout shape is wider and more projected with snout length 14.6-15.1% SL (vs. 11.3-13.3% SL); with shorter caudal peduncle, its postanal length 45.2-46.1% SL (vs. 48.9-50.8% SL); the dorsal-fin is closer to caudal-fin, its postdorsal length 54.3% SL (vs. 57.5-59.0% SL); abdomen totally covered with plates, loosely connected in examined specimen (vs. abdomen partially or totally covered with plate) (Ref. 124527).
Cross section: flattened.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Provenzano-Rizzi, F. and R. Barriga-Salazar, 2020. New finding of Rhadinoloricaria macromystax (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): redescription of the genus and description of a new species from Ecuador. Zootaxa 4779(4):485-500. (Ref. 124527)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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