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Rhadinoloricaria macromystax (Günther, 1869) |
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photo by
Sabaj Pérez, M.H. |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Loricariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 14.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Peru and Ecuador. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from R. stewari by the following characters: snout shape is wider and more projected with snout length 14.6-15.1% SL (vs. 11.3-13.3% SL); with shorter caudal peduncle, its postanal length 45.2-46.1% SL (vs. 48.9-50.8% SL); the dorsal-fin is closer to caudal-fin, its postdorsal length 54.3% SL (vs. 57.5-59.0% SL); abdomen totally covered with plates, loosely connected in examined specimen (vs. abdomen partially or totally covered with plate) (Ref. 124527). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 April 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||