Biology:Proloricaria prolixa

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Proloricaria prolixa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Tribe: Loricariini
Genus: Proloricaria
Species:
P. prolixa
Binomial name
Proloricaria prolixa
(Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Loricaria prolixa Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978

Proloricaria prolixa is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes.[1] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the upper Paraná River drainage.[2] This species grows to a standard length of 35.0 cm (13.8 in).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Prloricaria". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Prloricaria. 
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  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2026). "Proloricaria prolixa" in FishBase. November 2026 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q6412319 entry