Biology:Pseudoloricaria
| Pseudoloricaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862 |
| Species: | P. laeviuscula
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula (Valenciennes, 1840)
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Loricaria laeviuscula | |
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula is the only species of the monotypic genus Pseudoloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1] The phylogenetic position of Pseudoloricaria is uncertain.[1]
This species is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the middle and lower Amazon basin, including the Negro and Branco Rivers.[1][2] P. laeviuscula is found over sandy bottoms, in clear waters, in the main flow of rivers, and in neighboring temporary ponds.[1]
Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula reaches a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) SL.[2] Although reproductive habits are unknown, this species is probably a lip brooder.[1] Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied development of the lower lip suggesting that P. laeviuscula is a lip brooder.[1] This species shows derived features such as a reduction in size and number of teeth, premaxillary teeth absent, a circular head shape, and eyes reduced in size without iris operculum.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis". Zootaxa 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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