Kingdom Animalia Order Siluriformes Subfamily Loricariinae Scientific name Paraloricaria Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Loricariidae Tribe Loricariini Higher classification Loricariinae | |
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Lower classifications Paraloricaria vetula, Paraloricaria commersonoides, Paraloricaria agastor | ||
Paraloricaria is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
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Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
Description
Paraloricaria shows a strongly flattened body, weak postorbital notches, long and ramified maxillary barbels, and overall, conspicuous fringed barbels.
Male Paraloricaria are abdomino-lip brooders.
References
Paraloricaria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA