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 | |
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Proloricaria lentiginosa[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. It reaches a standard length of 51.4 cm (20.2 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4] The species was described by Dutch ichthyologist Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker in 1979.[3] This taxon has been considered to be a junior synonym of P. prolixa but molecular studies have validated its status as a separate species.[5]
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 c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prloricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Loricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Loricaria lentiginosa". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Vitor H. P. Pinheiro; Carolina B. Machado; Júlio C. Garavello; Pedro M. Galetti Jr.; and Alexandre K. de Oliveira (2025). "Integrative taxonomy elucidates the species of Proloricaria (Siluriformes:Loricariidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 23 (2). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0106.
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