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Etymology: Neblinichthys: Latin, nebula = mist, vapour + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Issue
To check: Armi: Modified by coll. 446 for Cloffsca. No later work: search for recent references.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. High altitude
South America: Kukenan River basin in upper Caroni drainage, Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26725)
Collected from creeks with substratum of rocks, small stones, and fine sand, without aquatic vegetation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Provenzano, R., Francisco, C. Lasso and V. Ponte, 1995. Neblinichthys roraima, a new species of armored catfish (Siluroidei: Loricariidae) from Rio Kukenan, Venezuela, with considerations about the biogeography of the Guyana Shield. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(3):243-254. (Ref. 26725)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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