| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
11.95 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Lago Maracaibo basin of Venezuela and Colombia. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species can be distinguished from all its congeners except for L. schomburgkii
by having a single to a small patch of platelets ventromedially from the insertion of the pectoral-fin spine and nowhere else ventrally, and from by having black spots in the dorsal fin (vs. no or white spots) and black bands in the paired and caudal fins (vs. bands absent) (Ref. 56920). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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