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Metaloricaria nijsseni (Boeseman, 1976)

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Karsten Schönherr (3) Flair Wang (1) Raphael Covain (1)

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Similar to the Rineloricaria and Pseudoloricaria genera's. The genus Metaloricaria have a very wide lower lip. There are only two species in this genera the other one being M. paucidens from the Morani and Oyapock rivers in French Guiana. Aquarium Care: Not kept very often but would be similar in their requirements as to the Hartia genera in that they are not the easiest species to keep as they will need clean, oxygen rich water, a large tank and a strong current. Diet: Dry foods, algae wafers, Spirulina and normal tablet foods. Frozen foods, Artemia nauplii, glass worms and Daphnia. Etymology: The specific name nijsseni: Named in honour of Dr. Han Nijssen.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Harttia nijsseni

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie, and Corantijn River basins. Type locality: Sipaliwini River, southwestern Surinam.

Size:

29.5cm. (11½ins)

Temp:

25-30°c (77-87°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

The species is widespread in the Corantijne, Sipaliwini, Nickerie, Saramacca, and Suriname drainages. It has a wide distribution with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 77,184 km2 and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 13,568 km2. Therefore, this species is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Ballen, G.A. 2023. Metaloricaria nijsseni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (01/2016).
www.l-welse.com

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Metaloricaria nijsseni

Metaloricaria nijsseni
Dorsal view

Metaloricaria nijsseni
Ventral view

Metaloricaria nijsseni

Metaloricaria nijsseni
Dorsal view

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