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Scientific Name	**Loricaria nickeriensis** Isbrücker, 1979
Common Name
Type Locality	Fallawatra River, 5 kilometers south-southwest of Stondansie falls, Nickerie District, Suriname.
Pronunciation	lorry CAR ee ah
Etymology	(Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" 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: Nickerie and Marowijne River basins. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Nickerie (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 5 (no. 4) [for 1978], pp 97, Figs. 11-13.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Feb 13 01:28 (species record created: 2015 Dec 22 07:40)