Loricaria simillima: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Loricariidae
Genus
Loricaria
Species
Loricaria simillima
Scientific Name
Loricaria simillima

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Loricaria simillima

Loricaria simillima is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Amazon River, the Orinoco, and the Río de la Plata in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. The species reaches 26.4 cm (10.4 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

Loricaria simillima appears in the aquarium trade, where it is often referred to as the marbled whiptail.

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lorikárie řasnovousá

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