Proloricaria lentiginosa
| Proloricaria lentiginosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Proloricaria |
| Species: | P. lentiginosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Proloricaria lentiginosa Isbrücker, 1979
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Proloricaria lentiginosa is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.[2] It is endemic to the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. It reaches 51.4 cm (20.2 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3] The species was described by Dutch ichthyologist Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker in 1979.[2]
It is a mouthbrooder.
References
- ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Proloricaria lentiginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T187233A1825114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T187233A1825114.en. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Loricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Loricaria lentiginosa". FishBase. December 2015 version.
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