Loricaria cuffyi
| Loricaria cuffyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| 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 suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed 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 slaves' freedom and Cuffy declared himself Governor of Berbice, he is regarded as Guyana’s first national hero.[5]
References
- 1 2 Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2024). "Loricaria cuffyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T224022572A224022583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T224022572A224022583.en. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Loricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Loricaria cuffyi • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ Londoño-Burbano, A.; Urbano-Bonilla, A. & Thomas, M. R. (2020). "Loricaria cuffyi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a new species of loricariin catfish from the Guiana Shield". Journal of Fish Biology. 98 (1): 154–167. doi:10.1111/jfb.14566. PMID 32990952.
- ↑ Christopher Scarpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 14 January 2026.