Metaloricaria paucidens Isbrücker, 1975
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Metaloricaria paucidens 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 Amapá, Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname, where it is found in the Oyapock and Marowijne River basins. This species grows to a standard length of 27 centimetres (11 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Metaloricaria paucidens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:11:10.411410+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Metaloricaria paucidens Isbrücker, 1975
- Name authority
- Isbrücker, 1975
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Metaloricaria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLoricariinae Rafinesque, 1815
- tribeLoricariini Rafinesque, 1815
- genusMetaloricaria Isbrücker, 1975
- speciesMetaloricaria paucidens Isbrücker, 1975
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Metaloricaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Metaloricaria nijsseni (Boeseman, 1976) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Metaloricaria paucidens paucidens Isbrücker, 1975 Isbrücker, 1975 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1975). Metaloricaria paucidens, a new species and genus of mailed catfish from French Guiana (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bulletin de l’Institut Royal Des Sciences de Belgique, Biologie, 50 (4): 1–9, Pls. 1–3. [Date on cover is 30 Dec. 1974, date of 1975 from Isbrücker & Nijssen 1982 [ref. 5277].]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:73CVN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.