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Adult 29 cm in Rio da Prata, Mato Grosso do Sul
Adult hiding in Rio da Prata, Mato Grosso do Sul

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Scientific Name	**Loricaria luciae** Thomas, Rodriguez, Carvallaro, Froehlich & Castro, 2013
Common Names	Lucias Whiptail Lucias Sandmalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Paraná basin, Corrientes Province, rio Paraná (left bank) at private park (Club San Martin) near town of Perichon, North of Rt. 12, northeast of Corrientes, 27°25’6.94"S, 58°45’27.47"W, Argentina.
Pronunciation	lorry CAR ee ah
Etymology	(Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). luciae: Named for Dr. Lúcia H. Rapp Py-Daniel, Curator of Fishes at Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, for her many contributions Neotropical ichthyology, particularly loricariid taxonomy and systematics.
Species Information
Size	189mm or 7.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	When young, Loricaria spp. can be differentiated from the similar Rineloricaria spp. by their more feathered sucker-mouths. In adults this difference is considerably more evident.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: throughout the rio Paraguay basin of Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay, south to its confluence with the rio Paraná in Argentina. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 3745 (no. 3), pp 366, Figs. 1A, 2-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Sep 07 07:09 (species record created: 2014 Oct 07 13:53)