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are medium-sized loricariids with a narrow, pointed head, round lower lip, and fleshy tentacles on the upper lip. The colour pattern is generally dark gray to black with white to golden spots or a light gray with medium-sized black spots. The abdomen is naked (scaleless and unplated). The
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that are characteristic of the genus. These species should be fed invertebrate matter such as mollusks or crustaceans; however, they will accept other foods as well. These fish are territorial species.
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originates from oxygen-rich environments and should be provided with such a habitat in the aquarium. This fish is not often seen during the day. Breeding has been accomplished for
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750:Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
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186:suckermouth armored catfishes
168:Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
755:Freshwater fish of Venezuela
435:Isbrücker and Nijssen, 1989"
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770:Taxa named by Han Nijssen
240:Leporacanthicus joselimai
223:Leporacanthicus heterodon
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745:Fish of the Amazon basin
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411:. December 2011 version.
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257:Leporacanthicus triactis
206:Leporacanthicus galaxias
164:Leporacanthicus galaxias
775:Freshwater fish genera
345:as well as freshwater
341:seem to have a lot of
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375:L. galaxias
371:L. galaxias
360:are called
324:L. triactis
320:L. galaxias
298:Description
740:Ancistrini
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381:References
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307:premaxilla
188:native to
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266:Nijssen
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