Loricaria catirina

Loricaria catirina Serejo-Saraiva, Piorski, Ottoni, Sabaj Pérez & Lima, 2026

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Loricaria: Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); catirina: Name 'catirina' in honor of Catirina, one of the main characters of the Bumba Meu Boi folkloric festival, a traditional cultural expression from the state of Maranhao, northeastern Brazil.

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

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138733)

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This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: polygonal present, clearly separated plates in central abdominal region, interspersed by areas of naked skin and pectoral girdle covered by large, widely spaced plates; basicaudal plate length (16.8%-27.6% of HL); oral papillae (14-16); shallow, rounded postorbital notch; body size (over 150 mm SL); number of lateral plates (33-34); poorly developed odontodes on predorsal plates; shallow, rounded postorbital notch present; basicaudal plate length greater than interorbital width; number of oral papillae (14-16); minimum orbital diameter (14.9-20.2%); and inter-nostril distance (17.1-20.8%) (Ref. 138733).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Serejo-Saraiva, A.C., N.M. Piorski, F.P. Ottoni, M.H. Sabaj and S.M.Q. Lima, 2026. Integrative taxonomy reveals two new species of whiptail catfishes Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from northeastern Brazil. J. Fish Biol. 1-18. (Ref. 138733)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index
(Ref. 82804) 		PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00398 (0.00186 - 0.00854), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level
(Ref. 69278) 		2.4   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
(Ref. 120179) 		Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 59153) 		Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈