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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Limatulichthys: Latin, limatus, -a, -um = sandpapered + Greek, ichthys = fish; nasarcus: Derived from the Latin nasus, meaning snout, and arcus, meaning bow-shaped, in reference to the rounded snout of the species when compared to its congener Limatulichthys griseus.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: middle Ventuari and lower Caura rivers, Orinoco River drainage in Venezuela.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97714)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 5. Limatulichthys nasarcus differs from L. griseus by the possession of the following characters: anterior abdominal plates half the size of those at center of abdomen (vs. plates similar in size); spots across the entire dorsum, including snout and head, less than half of diameter of naris (vs. indistinct spots larger or equal than diameter of naris); lateral portion of head and opercle with dark well-defined spots, larger than those on dorsum (vs. spots on lateral portions of head and opercle equal in size to those on remainder of body); profile of snout in dorsal view broadly rounded (vs. acutely triangular); head longer (21.4-24.2 SL vs. 17.7-21.0%); and longer anal fin (15.7-18.0 SL vs. 13.7-15.6%) (Ref. 97714).

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Londoño-Burbano, A., S.L. Lefebvre and N.K. Lujan, 2014. A new species of Limatulichthys Isbrücker & Nijssen (Loricariidae, Loricariinae) from the western Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 3884(4):360-370. (Ref. 97714)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Limatulichthys nasarcus Londoño-Burbano, Lefebvre & Lujan, 2014