Issue
New combination by Eigenmann (1910:409); see description of one syntype by Regan (1904:238), with question on geographic distribution; no later work.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Distribución
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South America: Lago Maracaibo basin of Venezuela and Colombia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36713)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
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).
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36713)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00712 - 0.03216), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).