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Catfish

Surinam Whiptail Catfish

Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker, 1979

NT Near Threatened

Names

EnglishSurinam Whiptail Catfish
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese苏里南甲鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLoricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker, 1979

About this species

Loricaria nickeriensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Nickerie River and the Maroni in French Guiana and Suriname. The species reaches a standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusLoricaria

In Suriname

12Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1967First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini7

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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