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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Proloricaria Isbrücker, 2001 |
| Species: | P. prolixa
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| Binomial name | |
| Proloricaria prolixa | |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Proloricaria prolixa". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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