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Proloricaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Tribe:	Loricariini
Genus:	Proloricaria Isbrücker, 2001
Species:	P. prolixa
Binomial name
Proloricaria prolixa (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978)

Proloricaria prolixa is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the upper Paraná River drainage. It is the only recognized species in the genus Proloricaria. This species grows to a length of 35.0 centimetres (13.8 in) SL.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Proloricaria prolixa". FishBase. December 2011 version.

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