Spatuloricaria terracanticum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Spatuloricaria
Species:	S. terracanticum
Binomial name
Spatuloricaria terracanticum Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Rojas-Molina, Ramírez-Gil & Prada-Pedreros, 2018

Spatuloricaria terracanticum is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Orinoco basin in Colombia. It is typically found in environments at elevations of 197 to 350 m (646 to 1148 ft) above sea level with moderate slopes, turbid to slightly clear water, a conductivity of 30 to 302 µS/cm, oxygen concentration of 1.6 to 7.64 mg/L, oxygen saturation of 22.5% to 98.8%, pH of between 6.4 and 8.2, temperatures of 22.5 to 28.58 °C (72.5 to 83.4 °F), and substrates composed of rocks and sand. The species reaches 28.6 cm (11.3 inches) in standard length.^[1]

Spatuloricaria terracanticum has been collected alongside several other species of fish, including Apteronotus apurensis, Apteronotus galvisi, Bujurquina mariae, Chaetostoma formosae, Chaetostoma joropo, Creagrutus bolivari, Farlowella mariaelenae, Gephyrocharax valencia, Hemibrycon metae, Lamontichthys llanero, and Odontostilbe splendida.^[1]

Spatuloricaria terracanticum was described in 2018 by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano (of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Alexander Urbano-Bonilla (of the Pontifical Xavierian University), Yecid Rojas (of the University of the Llanos), Hernando Ramírez-Gil (also of the University of the Llanos), and Saúl Prada-Pedreros (also of the Pontifical Xavierian University). Its specific name, terracanticum, is derived from Latin and reportedly translates to "earth song", referring to the traditional work songs of the Llanos.^[2]

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