| Loricaria cuffyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Loricaria |
| Species: | L. cuffyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Loricaria cuffyi | |
Loricaria cuffyi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes. [2] It is found in South America, where it occurs in the Essequibo River and Rio Negro basins in Guyana, as well as the Orinoco basin in Venezuela, and it also probably occurs in Brazil, [1] with its type locality being designated as the Ireng River. [3] The species was described in 2020 on the basis of 36 specimens by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano, Alexander Urbano-Bonilla and Matthew R. Thomas. [4]
The specific name honours Cuffy (also spelled Coffy, Kofi, Koffi) the leader of a 1763 slave uprising in the Dutch colony of Berbice against the Dutch colonial regime, this revolt resulted in the salves' freedom and Cuffy declared himself Governor of Berbice, he is regarded as considered Guyana’s first national hero. [5]
