New genus and species of Loricariidae

[Silurus]

Armbruster, JW & DC Taphorn, 2011. A new genus and species of weakly armored catfish from the upper Mazaruni River, Guyana (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Copeia 2011: 46–52.

Abstract
Paulasquama callis is a new genus and species of partially deplated ancistrin loricariid from the Waruma River, a tributary of the upper Mazaruni River, in northwestern Guyana. Paulasquama differs from all other described hypostomines by lacking plates in an oval area lateral to the mesethmoid, by having small plates in the dorsal series below the dorsal fin (less than half the typical size of other loricariids), and by having a fleshy keel on the preadipose plate and slightly anterior. The opercle of Paulasquama is sickle-shaped as in basal ancistrins, but has a posterior connection to the hyomandibula as in derived members of the Ancistrus clade.

[Suckermouth]

Finally!

[MatsP]

Anyone have this paper? And know if there are any photos available?

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Mats

[Jools]

Anyone have this paper? And know if there are any photos available?

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Mats

I am speaking to Jon on this.

Jools

[husky_jim]

Anyone have this paper? And know if there are any photos available?

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Mats

There is only a single full body pic on the paper.The specie is small (less than 5cm SL - holotype is 47,2mm)and they produce a very small amount of relative big eggs.

[Suckermouth]

The photograph here is a lateral image of the fish:

http://www.auburn.edu/~armbrjw/

[Jools]

Or indeed

Paulasquama

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Jools