| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
15.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: upper río Napo of Ecuador and the lower río Napo of Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species can be distinguished from L. caucanus, L. saetiger, and L. tentaculatus by having abdominal plates (vs. absent), from L. schomburgkii
and L. saetiger by having dark spots in the dorsal and caudal fins (vs. white spots or all dark); and from L. guacharote by not having the abdominal plates restricted to a region near the insertion of the pectoral-fin spine (Ref. 56920). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 April 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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