Taxonomic Remarks
New combination by Eigenmann (1910:409); see description of one syntype by Regan (1904:238), with question on geographic distribution; no later work.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
South America: Lago Maracaibo basin of Venezuela and Colombia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 36713)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species can be distinguished from all its congeners except for L. schomburgkii
by having a single to a small patch of platelets ventromedially from the insertion of the pectoral-fin spine and nowhere else ventrally, and from by having black spots in the dorsal fin (vs. no or white spots) and black bands in the paired and caudal fins (vs. bands absent) (Ref. 56920).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36713)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00726 - 0.03306), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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