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Spatuloricaria terracanticum Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Rojas-Molina, Ramírez-Gil & Prada-Pedreros, 2018

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Colombia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality Spatuloricaria terracanticum, Casanare, Sabanalarga, Up´ıa River, tributary to the upper Meta River, Orinoco basin (Ref. 119417).
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Main Ref: Londoño-Burbano, A., A. Urbano-Bonilla, Y. Rojas-Molina, H. Ramírez-Gil and S. Prada-Pedreros, 2018
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Spatuloricaria: Latin, spatula, spathe = spatula, spatule + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 (Ref. 45335);  terracanticum: Name from Latin 'terra' or earth and 'canticum' for song; dedicated to the Llanos work songs (cantos de vaquería)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Tropical

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