Dasyloricaria paucisquama is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored suckermouth catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.. This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the upper and middle Magdalena River basin in Colombia. The species reaches a standard length of . Its specific epithet, paucisquama, is derived from Latin and refers to the low number of central abdominal plates typical of the species.