| Loricaria lata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Loricaria |
| Species: | L. lata |
| Binomial name | |
| Loricaria lata | |
Loricaria lata 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] This catfish is endemic to Brazil, it was first formally described in 1889 by Carl H. Eigenmann and Rosa Smith Eigenmann with its type locality being the Araguaia River in Goiás but in the late 20th Century this species was collected from a number of locations in the basin of the Tocantins River. [1] L. lata attains a maximum published standard length of 27 cm (11 in). Species in the genus Loricaria are know to be favultative air breathers. [3]
