Loricaria, Linnaeus, 1758

Ota, Renata Rúbia, Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho, Graça, Weferson Júnio da & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2018, Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated, Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2), pp. 1-111 : 77

Loricaria sp.

Fig. 26

Body depressed; greatest body depth contained 10.0 to 11.9 times in SL; head length 5.8 to 6.2, predorsal distance 2.9 to 3.2, dorsal-fin spine length 4.0 to 5.1, pectoral-fin spine length 4.6 to 5.5 and pelvic-fin spine length 3.9 to 4.7 in SL; snout length contained 1.4 to 1.7, horizontal orbital diameter 6.8 to 7.1, least interorbital width 5.0 to 5.4 and caudal peduncle depth 10.4 to 12.2 times in HL. Mouth inferior; pre-maxilla with 3-5 and dentary with 5-8 teeth. Mid-lateral series with 30-35 plates. Dorsal fin with I,7, pectoral fin with I,6, pelvic fin with i,6 or 7 and anal with 6 rays. Ground color brownish; no dark-brown rounded spots; dark-brown irregular and transverse bars. Hyaline fins with few dark-brown spots ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Maximum standard length. 430.0 mm ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007).

Distribution. Upper rio Paraná basin.

Coments. According to C. H. Zawadzki (oral communication, 2018), Loricaria sp. is apparently new to science.

Figures

Fig. 26. a. Farlowella hahni, NUP 374, 130.0 mm SL, ribeirão São Pedro, São Pedro do Paraná, State of Paraná. b. Loricaria prolixa, 230.5 mm SL, uncat. c. Loricaria sp., NUP 2567, 230.5 mm SL, rio Paraná, Porto Rico, State of Paraná. d. Loricariichthys platymetopon, 210.0 mm SL, uncat. e. Loricariichthys rostratus, 250.0 mm SL, uncat. f. Rineloricaria sp., NUP 2565, 86.0 mm SL, riacho na Estrada (D. Armando), Santa Helena, State of Paraná.